April 22, 2026 - Special School Board Meeting of Forest Lake Area Schools
Deliberation of superintendent candidates
Review of community feedback and survey data regarding candidates
Evaluation of candidate qualifications and experience
Discussion of district leadership transition and stability
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Notable Quotes (3)
I would encourage the board, since this is a public meeting, to think about the positives, the things that we really enjoyed about each of the candidates.
His expertise, his knowledge of the district, his compassion for the students. I mean, he's going through a lot of steps in our district.
Forest Lake is approximately he would be scaling up from Central Public to Forest Lake approximately six to nine times more.
People (9)
Dr. BittmanConsultantManaging the superintendent search process and providing guidance to the board.
Managing the superintendent search process and providing guidance to the board.
Member AntonsonBoard MemberParticipating in candidate deliberations; favors experience and community knowledge.
Participating in candidate deliberations; favors experience and community knowledge.
Member CastleBoard MemberEvaluating candidates; notes the difficulty in choosing between an experienced superintendent and an internal candidate.
Evaluating candidates; notes the difficulty in choosing between an experienced superintendent and an internal candidate.
Member CourtneyBoard MemberAdvocating for internal candidate JP Jacobson based on his growth and history within the district.
Advocating for internal candidate JP Jacobson based on his growth and history within the district.
Member TysonBoard MemberEvaluating candidates; emphasizes the need for depth regarding curriculum and legislative financial issues.
Evaluating candidates; emphasizes the need for depth regarding curriculum and legislative financial issues.
Member ChristiansonBoard MemberProviding detailed data comparisons between candidates and questioning scalability concerns regarding Tim Schockenmeier.
Providing detailed data comparisons between candidates and questioning scalability concerns regarding Tim Schockenmeier.
Member CorcoranBoard MemberStressing the importance of community and staff input in the final decision.
Stressing the importance of community and staff input in the final decision.
Tim SchockenmeierCandidateSitting superintendent of a smaller district; praised for his warm personality and genuine energy.
Sitting superintendent of a smaller district; praised for his warm personality and genuine energy.
JP JacobsonCandidateInternal applicant; recognized for deep district knowledge and curriculum development.
Internal applicant; recognized for deep district knowledge and curriculum development.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (2)
- Monday, April 20th, Special School Board Meeting
- Wednesday, April 22nd, Continuation of April 20th meeting