Public interviews for #DurhamNH #ORCSD Superintendent candidates begins tonight at 5:15pm. More info attached. @ORCommunity

The ORCSD Superintendent Screening Committee has announced the following three finalists Dr. John Bacon, Mr. Jay McIntire and Dr. James Morse.

Public Forums: 

Tuesday, January 24 at 5:15 pm at the High School Library- Mr. Jay McIntire 

Wednesday, January 25 at 5:15 pm at the High School Library- Dr. James Morse 

Wednesday, January 25 at 6:15 pm at the High School Library- Dr. John Bacon 

Public School Board interviews will be conducted after each forum. 

Public School Board interviews will be conducted after each forum.

Specific information on each finalist is below:

Dr. John Bacon

John Bacon is currently the Superintendent of the Barre Supervisory Union in  Vermont  and has held the position since 2008. The Barre SU has 2,700 students and a budget of approximately $38 million. Previously, Dr. Bacon held the position of Superintendent in the  Caledonia   Central   School District  in  Vermont  (from 2004-2008) and the Assistant Superintendent position in the Bennington/Rutland District in  Vermont  (from 2000-2004). In his career, Dr. Bacon has also held various positions including Principal, Assistant Principal, classroom Teacher and an Adjunct Faculty position at Antioch-New England.

Dr. Bacon’s educational background includes a B.A. from  Dartmouth   College  and Ed.D. from the  University  of  Massachusetts .

Mr. Jay McIntire

Jay McIntire is currently the Superintendent of SAU 13 in  Tamworth ,  New Hampshire , which has a total enrollment of 800 students and a budget of approximately $15 million. He has held this position since 2009 and prior to that Mr. McIntire held the position of Superintendent in  Wiscasset ,  Maine  from 2006-2009. He has also worked in the area of Special Education as a Regional Special Education Director and a Special Education Researcher. Mr. McIntire was also employed by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) for six years and held the position of Director, IDEA Local Implementation by Local Administrators (ILIAD) Partnership Project for two years.

Mr. McIntire holds a B.A. from the  University  of  Maine , Orono and a Masters of Science from  Lesley   College .

Dr. James Morse

James Morse is the current Superintendent of the  Portland ,  Maine   School District  with an enrollment of 7,000 and a budget of approximately $100,000,000. He has held this position since 2009 and previously was the Superintendent in  Messalonskee , Maine  from 1997 to 2009. In this position, he helped lead the district in creating  Maine ’s first residential public high school, The Maine School of Math and Science (MSSM). Dr. Morse was also a Superintendent in Limestone,  Maine  from 1992 to 1997. During his career he has also held the positions of Assistant Superintendent, Principal and Elementary/Secondary Art Teacher.

Dr. Morse’s educational background includes a B.S. and a M. Ed. From the  University  of  Maine , Orono and a Ed.D. from the University  of  Sarasota .