The Virginian-Pilot 
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, June 7, 1995                TAG: 9506070516
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: BY ELIZABETH THIEL, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Medium:   52 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** Virginia Beach School Board member Tim Jackson was in favor Tuesday night of allowing a panel of citizens to help screen applicants for superintendent. ``We want them to have a part, not just feel like they have a part,'' he said. An article in Wednesday's MetroNews section attributed the quote incorrectly to another School Board member. Correction published, Thursday, June 8, 1995 p.A2 ***************************************************************** BEACH NAMES INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT

The School Board named Deputy Superintendent James L. Pughsley interim leader of the school system by unanimous vote Tuesday night.

Pughsley will take over for Superintendent Sidney L. Faucette, who is taking a job in Georgia.

The board will convene a community panel to help with the permanent selection process, although the panel's role is still unclear.

``I think it's very important that we listen,'' said board member Susan Creamer.

There was debate, however, over how much input the panel should have. Some board members wanted the panel just to give the board some guidelines on what type of leader to hire; others wanted the panel to help screen candidates. The board is scheduled to discuss the panel's role later this month.

``We want them to have a part,'' said Robert W. Hall. ``Not just feel like they have a part.''

Board Chairwoman June T. Kernutt said Tuesday that it islikely to take a month to get proposals from consulting firms on how they would handle a recruiting process.

The board then will have to screen the consultants, including checking up on the performance of superintendents they have helped place. The board will give preference to consultants who have worked with school systems of 60,000 or more students; Virginia Beach has nearly 76,000.

``We want them to have experience with comparable school systems, not just any school system,'' Kernutt said.

School officials said they had no idea how much a consultant will charge to recruit applicants for the Beach job.

The board would like to find a new superintendent by Dec. 1. by CNB