{"id":11729,"date":"2017-10-24T03:04:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T07:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=11729"},"modified":"2017-10-24T03:04:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T07:04:27","slug":"brick-school-district-quietly-begins-superintendent-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2017\/10\/brick-school-district-quietly-begins-superintendent-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick School District Quietly Begins Superintendent Search"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brick Township Board of Education\/Schools (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Could the turmoil of four superintendents in two years for the Brick Township school district be coming to an end soon?<\/p>\n

The search for a new permanent superintendent for the school system, an endeavor often launched with much fanfare, was quietly started Monday with an advertisement<\/a> posted within the district\u2019s human resources website.<\/p>\n

The Board of Education, sources said, is planning to undertake the search in-house, without the assistance of a search firm. According to the job posting, prospective candidates to become Brick\u2019s next schools chief must apply digitally by Dec. 1, 2017. The district prefers, but does not require, candidates to hold a doctoral degree.<\/p>\n

The next superintendent will, technically, replace Dr. Walter Uszenski, who has been suspended since being charged with providing services to his grandson that the child was allegedly not entitled to receive. The charges against Uszenski were later thrown out by a Superior Court judge<\/a>, but the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office brought a third indictment<\/a> in the case, lengthening the legal troubles that cut Uszenski\u2019s tenure in Brick short. Uszenski has indicated he may sue the district and the prosecutor\u2019s office for tens of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

Uszenski\u2019s contract runs out at the end of the 2017-18 school year, and it is unclear whether the case will be disposed of by then. Since he was suspended in May 2015, the district has had three interim superintendents \u2013 Richard Caldes, Thomas Gialanella and currently Dennis Filippone.<\/p>\n

Before Uszenski was hired, a search firm held public meetings to help solicit criteria for a new schools chief. This time, the criteria has already been developed, though it was unclear Tuesday who, exactly, decided on it. According to the job posting, the successful candidate will:\u00a0<\/p>\n