MONROE - Monroe School District Superintendent Larry Brown was recently one of seven candidates who interviewed for the top job at a large Minnesota school district, but he says he isn't planning to leave his current post any time soon.
"I'm not anxious to leave Monroe but there are some opportunities that warrant at least looking at," Brown said Tuesday.
Brown interviewed for the superintendent's job earlier this month at the Rochester, Minn. school district.
The city has a population of just more than 106,000. The school district includes three high schools.
According to the Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin, the superintendent job was ultimately offered to Michael Munoz, who is currently chief academic officer for the Des Moines, Iowa public schools. The job will pay Munoz $178,000 during the first year of a three-year contract, if it's ratified by the board in a special meeting, scheduled for Tuesday night.
Brown, who was reportedly among seven candidates interviewed by district officials but was not one of the three finalists, said his decision to pursue the job was motivated not only by the district's size, but also because of family ties to the area and a professional connection his wife has with Rochester's Mayo Clinic.
"You're probably wondering what a small school superintendent is doing sticking his nose in here," Brown was quoted as telling the Rochester school board, in the Olmsted County (Minn.) Journal. "I think that's a plus because I've had to do everything ... you're not going to find anybody who works any harder than I do."
On Tuesday, Brown added that he's not interviewing for any other jobs.
"We've moved on," he said.
Brown said he has been with the Monroe district for four years.
Prior to coming to Monroe, he served as district administrator for the Manawa school district in Waupaca County, in the central part of the state.
- Gary Mays
"I'm not anxious to leave Monroe but there are some opportunities that warrant at least looking at," Brown said Tuesday.
Brown interviewed for the superintendent's job earlier this month at the Rochester, Minn. school district.
The city has a population of just more than 106,000. The school district includes three high schools.
According to the Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin, the superintendent job was ultimately offered to Michael Munoz, who is currently chief academic officer for the Des Moines, Iowa public schools. The job will pay Munoz $178,000 during the first year of a three-year contract, if it's ratified by the board in a special meeting, scheduled for Tuesday night.
Brown, who was reportedly among seven candidates interviewed by district officials but was not one of the three finalists, said his decision to pursue the job was motivated not only by the district's size, but also because of family ties to the area and a professional connection his wife has with Rochester's Mayo Clinic.
"You're probably wondering what a small school superintendent is doing sticking his nose in here," Brown was quoted as telling the Rochester school board, in the Olmsted County (Minn.) Journal. "I think that's a plus because I've had to do everything ... you're not going to find anybody who works any harder than I do."
On Tuesday, Brown added that he's not interviewing for any other jobs.
"We've moved on," he said.
Brown said he has been with the Monroe district for four years.
Prior to coming to Monroe, he served as district administrator for the Manawa school district in Waupaca County, in the central part of the state.
- Gary Mays