People invited to Havre superintendent receptions, interviews

Staff and wire report

People are invited to meet the finalists for Havre Public Schools superintendent in remote receptions Monday and to hear the Havre School Board of Trustees interview the candidates Tuesday.

The board Tuesday selected, listed here alphabetically by name, are Havre Public Schools Interim Superintendent Craig Mueller and Helena Capital High School Principal Brett Zanto as finalists for the position.

"We have selected excellent candidates to interview and look forward to hearing about how their experiences can help them lead our schools and be an active member of our community," Havre Board Chair Aileen Couch said in a press release issued by Montana School Boards Association. "The Trustees are excited to hire and work with our next superintendent."

Montana School Boards Association conducted the search for candidates for the school board.

The search is to fill the position vacated by Superintendent Andy Carlson, who resigned effective the end of June after 10 years as superintendent and 21 years with the Havre school district.

The board appointed Mueller as interim superintendent effective in July.

Mueller previously served as assistant superintendent of the Havre School District and principal at Havre High School. He holds a Master of Education in leadership and administration from Northern Illinois University, a Master of Education in curriculum and instruction from National-Louis University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Illinois State University.

Before taking over as principal at Helena Capital, Zanto served as Assistant Principal at Helena High School and as a teacher for Bozeman Public Schools and Flaxville-Outlook Public Schools. He holds a Master of Education in leadership from Montana State University and Bachelor of Science from Montana State University.

The public, students, and staff are invited to meet the finalists at two receptions held remotely from 5:30-6:15 p.m. and 6:30-7:15 p.m. Monday via Zoom at these links:

Mueller: https://zoom.us/j/97052948123?pwd=NDcyTzl6dEs0N0ZKaDNvOG5NL3Z2dz09 .

Zanto: https://zoom.us/j/97413124312?pwd=ZEFSVVVvMk1hNGhoRXpGbmU3djRkdz09 .

Interviews will be Tuesday, March 30 at the Havre Middle School Assembly Room and are open to the public and available via Zoom at this link: https://zoom.us/j/91489793109?pwd=UzJsdDQxaUZNT2JsMklMWW9TUHkxZz09 .