SALISBURY, MD – Bios and video interviews for the three finalists for Wicomico Superintendent of Schools are posted on the school system’s website (www.wcboe.org/finalists), and from May 5-12 the community may provide input through a survey accessible from that page.
Finalists for Wicomico Superintendent of Schools are, in alphabetical order, Dr. Frederick L. Briggs, Dr. Eric L. Minus and Dr. Micah C. Stauffer.
The Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) will collect the survey input once the survey window closes and will provide all input to the Wicomico County Board of Education, whose members are charged with selecting the next Superintendent of Schools. It’s a responsibility the Board members take very seriously, Board Chairman Malone said.
“Our Board is very pleased to offer the opportunity to everyone in the community to review information on the three finalists and provide input,” Chairman Malone said. “The public school system is an integral and important part of this community, so it’s fitting for community members to play a part in the superintendent search process.”
The Board’s goal is to vote to appoint the new Wicomico Superintendent of Schools by late May or early June. The new superintendent would start work on July 1, 2022.
The Board of Education on Friday, April 29 announced the names of the three finalists for the next Wicomico Superintendent of Schools, and outlined plans for gathering community input. The finalists are, in alphabetical order:
Dr. Frederick L. Briggs, Chief Academic Officer, Wicomico County Public Schools. Dr. Briggs has served as the school system’s Chief Academic Officer since 2017, and prior to that was the principal of James M. Bennett High, Mardela Middle and High, and Bennett Middle. He has also been an assistant principal, dean of students, math teacher and coach, all at Wicomico High.
Dr. Eric L. Minus, Executive Director, Secondary Schools, Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) in 2022, and prior to that the BCPS Executive Director, Research and Data Analytics (2020-2022). Dr. Minus served in executive leadership positions in Montgomery County Public Schools and Howard County Public Schools. He has served as a middle and high school principal and began his education career as a secondary science teacher in Newport News, Va. Public Schools.
Dr. Micah C. Stauffer, Chief Finance and Operations Officer, Wicomico County Public Schools. Dr. Stauffer has served as the school system’s Chief Finance and Operations Officer since 2019, and prior to that was the Director of Secondary Education (2014-2019). He has served as principal of Parkside High and Mardela Middle and High, and assistant principal of Mardela Middle and High and Wicomico Middle. He taught science and coached at Parkside High.
Current Superintendent of Schools Dr. Donna C. Hanlin informed the Board in November 2021 that she would retire on June 30, 2022. Originally appointed in 2016, Dr. Hanlin has served six years as Wicomico’s superintendent. She will retire after a career in education of nearly 43 years, most of it spent in Wicomico County Public Schools.
For the superintendent search, the Board of Education contracted with MABE’s Superintendent Search Service for its expertise. MABE is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving and supporting boards of education in Maryland. With MABE’s guidance, Wicomico Schools surveyed the community earlier this year for initial input that helped shape the search for a new superintendent. MABE is now supporting the Board of Education in collecting input through an online survey available in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
