The Rochester School Department has announced finalists to replace the outgoing Superintendent, Kyle Repucci.

According to Nick Bellows, Screening Committee Chair, over approximately two weeks, the Screening Committee met on several occasions to review applications and to interview candidates for the position of Superintendent of Schools.

The Screening Committee reviewed all the completed applications and subsequently selected several applicants who were then invited to meet with the Committee for a preliminary interview.

Bellows reports that the Screening Committee enjoyed conversations with the applicants who represented a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. Following the preliminary interviews and after much discussion and consideration, the Committee voted to recommend the following candidates for further consideration by the Rochester School Board.

The candidates, listed in alphabetical order, are:

• Annie Azarloza, currently Chief Academic Support Officer, Worcester, MA Public Schools
• Brian Campbell, currently Assistant Superintendent, SAU 29, Keene, NH Public Schools
• Dr. David Jeck, former Superintendent Fauquier County Public Schools, Warrenton, VA
• Barbara Kommons-Montroll, currently Superintendent Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, VT
• Dr. Kimberly Sarfde, currently Assistant Superintendent, Nashua NH Public Schools

“On behalf of the School Board and the City of Rochester, we thank all those who expressed an interest in becoming our next school district leader,” said Bellows. “I would like to thank the members of the Screening Committee for the many hours they devoted to reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and deliberating during the preliminary selection
process. The conversations were lively, insightful, and courteous. It was a pleasure to work with this group of truly dedicated people.”