CUMBERLAND – A superintendent announcement will come during a special Cumberland County Public Schools division-wide called meeting on Friday, August 27.

During this meeting, the School Board will be making the selection of the new leader for the school system.

According to information received by The Herald, the special meeting will begin at 3:45 p.m. in the Middle/High School cafetorium.

The Board's formal announcement will be made at a called meeting that is set to begin at 5 p.m.

Dr. Amy Griffin took over the acting superintendent position on July 1 and since then the School Board has led and conducted its own search process.

According to Chair Dr. Christine Ross, the application process closed on July 21.

“They ran up and down the East Coast,” offered Dr. Ross during last week's School Board meeting about the applicants who applied. “We didn't get any from the Midwest or the other side of the U.S but we did get a nice pool…”