Brainerd Names Four Superintendent Finalists

The Brainerd School Board named four finalists to replace retiring Superintendent Jerry Walseth and two of them are already on the district payroll. Finalists include assistant superintendent Steve Razidlo and Community Education Director Todd Lyscio, superintendent of Waconia Schoools Jerry Kjergaard, and former Mendota Heights Superintendent John Longtin. Personnel Committee Chairman Kent Montgomery told the Brainerd Dispatch his committee began with nine candidates. The four finalists will sit through interviews later this month. The plan is to hire one by the 12th of May.