WISD pleased with superintendent finalist

As far as Wharton ISD Board of Trustees President Don Erdelt is concerned, the district is getting the best of the best in naming Dr. James Bartosh as the lone finalist in the district's search for a new superintendent.

"We had a number of really highly qualified professional educators apply for the position, which is something we're really pleased with," he said.

"We interviewed five of the 22 candidates that applied and just felt that Bartosh had the qualities we were looking for in a superintendent."

Erdelt cited experience as one of the things the trustees were looking for and Bartosh has it having been the superintendent of the Granger ISD since 1999.

"He's been a superintendent for some time and with a smaller district," Erdelt said. "That means he wasn't able to delegate as much of the overall work and has a great deal of hands on experience. You have to remember every school district in the state has to follow the same set of rules and regulations so he's dealt with a lot of issues."

That kind of balanced background on issues ranging from school finance to curriculum issues is what the board was looking for, Erdelt said.