Superintendent Finalists Announced

The ORCSD Superintendent Screening Committee has announced the following three finalists: Dr. John Bacon, Mr. Jay McIntire and Dr. James Morse.

Dr. John Bacon


John Bacon is currently the Superintendent of the Barre Supervisory Union in Vermont and has held the position since 2008. The Barre SU has 2,700 students and a budget of approximately $38 million. Previously, Dr. Bacon held the position of Superintendent in the Caledonia Central School District in Vermont (from 2004-2008) and the Assistant Superintendent position in the Bennington/Rutland District in Vermont (from 2000-2004). In his career, Dr. Bacon has also held various positions including Principal, Assistant Principal, classroom Teacher and an Adjunct Faculty position at Antioch-New England.
Dr. Bacon’s educational background includes a B.A. from Dartmouth College and Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts.

Mr. Jay McIntire


Jay McIntire is currently the Superintendent of SAU 13 in Tamworth, New Hampshire, which has a total enrollment of 800 students and a budget of approximately $15 million. He has held this position since 2009 and prior to that Mr. McIntire held the position of Superintendent in Wiscasset, Maine from 2006-2009. He has also worked in the area of Special Education as a Regional Special Education Director and a Special Education Researcher. Mr. McIntire was also employed by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) for six years and held the position of Director, IDEA Local Implementation by Local Administrators (ILIAD) Partnership Project for two years.

Mr. McIntire holds a B.A. from the University of Maine, Orono and a Masters of Science from Lesley College.

Dr. James Morse


James Morse is the current Superintendent of the Portland, Maine School District with an enrollment of 7,000 and a budget of approximately $100,000,000. He has held this position since 2009 and previously was the Superintendent in Messalonskee, Maine from 1997 to 2009. In this position, he helped lead the district in creating Maine’s first residential public high school, The Maine School of Math and Science (MSSM). Dr. Morse was also a Superintendent in Limestone, Maine from 1992 to 1997. During his career he has also held the positions of Assistant Superintendent, Principal and Elementary/Secondary Art Teacher.

Dr. Morse’s educational background includes a B.S. and a M. Ed. From the University of Maine, Orono and a Ed.D. from the University of Sarasota.