Nine finalists will interview Tuesday for the short-term vacancy on the St. Paul school board.
Board members pared the list from 37 applicants. Each finalist will get six minutes to present to the board, which will ask questions and make its selection later that night.
The presentation schedule for finalists is:
- 4:05 p.m.: Cedrick Baker
- 4:15: Juchoj Fang
- 4:25: Ali Farah
- 4:35: Tom Goldstein
- 4:45: Melanie McMahon
- 4:55: Shamus O’Meara
- 5:05: Wendy Robinson
- 5:15: Zachary Owen Wilson
- 5:25: Eduardo Barrera
The seat is open because Jean O’Connell resigned last month to protest the firing of Superintendent Valeria Silva.
The appointee will fill in from Sept. 13 until the first board meeting after the Nov. 8 special election. Voters will pick O’Connell’s permanent replacement, who will serve until January 2017.