Finalists Announced for Bloomfield Superintendent Post

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 11:26 AM

Kim MIzell, outgoing Bloomfield Schools Superintendent

This morning on KSJE, outgoing Bloomfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Mizell names the three finalists that the Bloomfield Board of Education are considering to be the next person to lead the district.

Mizell has announced her retirement plans at the end of the current school year. Today she listed the three finalists who have applied for her job:

Rebecca Bennett: Currently Assistant Superintendent at Central Consolidated Schools
James Olivas, Currenly Operations Director of the Bloomfield School District
Kevin Summers, Current Aztec Schools Superintendent

Mizell says the board plans to interview the three finalists on March 16, 2024 and make a final decision by the end of the month.

Dr. Kim Mizell has been superintendent of the Bloomfield School District since July of 2015.

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