By Steven G. Vegh The Virginian-Pilot May 7, 2012 Ronald Duerring, the longtime head of West Virginia"s biggestschool district, is one of the finalists to become Norfolk"ssuperintendent. William Thaw, chairman of the Kanawha County School Board,confirmed Monday that Duerring said he is one of three finalcandidates under consideration by Norfolk. Duerring, who has headedKanawha schools for 14 years, did not return messages to his officeas of late Monday morning. Kanawha, which is centered on Charleston, has 27,500 students andpays Duerring $155,000, Thaw said. Norfolk has about 33,000students and pays in the range of $225,000. "If you get him, you"re getting a very qualifiedman," Thaw said. "Duerring will give you performance asfar as academics. If you"re after test scores, Duerring isyour man." Thaw also extolled Duerring as a financialadministrator. According to Thaw, Duerring"s son is completing his medicaltraining at a Norfolk-area hospital. Duerring"s contract withKanawha expires in June next year. Norfolk Chairman Kirk Houston, who did not return telephonemessages on the finalists, said last week that the division wouldnot identify candidates for the superintendency. He said someapplicants asked for confidentiality because public release oftheir bid for the Norfolk job could have repercussions with theiremployers. Houston has said the division could announce its final choice forsuperintendent as early as this week. Kanawha KCS has 44 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, eighthigh schools, two career and technical education centers, one adultcenter, and two community education centers . Norfolk has 3,100 teachers; 2,400 other staff; and five highschools, nine middle schools, 34 elementary schools and two K-8schools. The superintendent vacancy occurred in November, after the boardterminated Richard Bentley, who took the job in 2010. Houston said at the time that the board wanted quicker improvementon student performance scores. The board intends to have a new superintendent hired by July 1,when the next school year begins. For more details, return to PilotOnline.com later and readtomorrow"s Virginian-Pilot. Want more news on Norfolk and schools? If you're on Twitter, follow@stevenvegh. If you're not signed up, go to twitter.com/stevevegh. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Bottle Filling Machine , Labeling Machines for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Water Filling Machines.
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