Quick take
- Superintendent Johnny Rowland retires effective Dec. 20.
- Applicants: Dr. Rebecca Wilson, Webster Parish’s personnel director and a former Minden High principal, and Bewanichi Sheppard, federal programs and technology supervisor for Claiborne Parish schools and a former Webster Jr. High principal.
- The school board has set interviews for Nov. 16, and board members will make the pick, the Webster Parish Journal reported.
The deadline has passed in the search for Webster Parish’s next school superintendent, and two people applied, the Webster Parish Journal reported. The new superintendent will replace Johnny Rowland, who retires effective Dec. 20. KTBS also reported the two applications.
The school board has set interviews for Nov. 16. Board members will conduct the interviews and make the selection, the Journal reported.
The applicants
- Dr. Rebecca Wilson has been Webster Parish’s personnel director since July 2024. She started teaching at Lakeside Jr./Sr. High in 2009 and was principal at Minden High School for seven years. She has 18 years in teaching and administration.
- Bewanichi Sheppard is the federal programs and technology supervisor for Claiborne Parish schools, where she has worked since 2023. Before that she was assistant principal at Minden High from 2010 to 2014 and principal at Webster Jr. High from 2014 to December 2022. She has 25 years in the classroom and administration.