Back in March, Larry Francois gave notice to the school board that he was leaving as superintendent of Northshore School District. With a very short time line, there was a lot of pressure from the top administrators to hire an internal interim candidate.

Parents in the district are used to sitting on the sidelines without much of a voice. Mindie Wirth, PTSA Council Leader and State Senate Candidate advocated for parents, staff and community members to have a voice in the Superintendent hiring process. Wirth penned an article, picked up by a local education blog, which was instrumental in inspiring the local community to write the school board members and voice their concerns regarding the superintendent search process.

It was Wirth’s impassioned involvement which led the NSD board to do a thoughtful and thorough national superintendent search. Mindie’s passion and leadership for education make her the right choice for state senate.

Wendy Reynolds, Kenmore