• After careful consideration, the Board of Directors is enthusiastically welcoming Dr. James Crawford back to Bremerton to serve as our next Superintendent of the Bremerton School District, replacing Superintendent Aaron Leavell who accepted a new position and left the Bremerton School District at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Please read the full announcement below.



Superintendent Finalists

  • The Bremerton School Board directors have selected three superintendent finalists:

    Click the links to view the finalists' resumes and submit feedback.  

    Dr. Erin Murphy
    Visiting the District on Tuesday, February 28

    Eric Nerison
    Visiting the District on Wednesday, March 1

    Dr. James Crawford
    Visiting the District on Thursday, March 2

    Note: Finalists are in order based on the date of their visit to the District - not their ranking as finalists. 


Meet the three finalists!

  • Staff, students, family members and the Bremerton Community are cordially invited to participate in community forums with the three Bremerton School District superintendent finalists. 

    The forums will be held:

    These forums will be held in-person in the Board Room at the Bremerton School District administration office located at:

    134 Marion Avenue North
    Bremerton, WA, 98312
    Get directions 
    (Enter through the north door of the Board Room in the front of the building.)

    Community forums will also be on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81991317922 (same link for all three Community Forums). 

    The Zooms will be recorded and posted on the District website ASAP. All who are interested are encouraged to attend!  

    Please remember to submit your feedback on each finalist! 

  • join zoom

    Click here to join the community forums by Zoom
    Tuesday 2/28, Wednesday 3/1 and Thursday 3/2 from 5-5:45 p.m. 


  • Submit a question click here

    2/21/23: Thank you to all who submitted questions for our superintendent finalists' community forums! We are no longer accepting submissions. 


Stay informed!

  • Sign-up for updates on the superintendent search!

  • Click to view board meeting schedule

New superintendent announcement

  • The board will hold a special meeting on Friday, March 3 to announce the new superintendent. 

    This meeting is open to the public will be held in-person in the Board Room at the Bremerton School District administration office located at:

    134 Marion Avenue North
    Bremerton, WA, 98312
    Get directions 
    (Enter through the north door of the Board Room in the front of the building.)

    The meeting will also be on Zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87465509307

    The board will vote to authorize president Aly Rotter to begin contract negotiations with the finalist chosen as the next BSD superintendent.

Updates

  • 3/3/23 Kitsap Sun

  • 2/27/22 Kitsap Sun Bremerton School District reveals finalists for superintendent post

  • 2/27/23: Three superintendent finalists named!

  • 2/16/23 Update

  • 2/6/22 Update from Board President Aly Rotter

  • 1/24/23 Update

  • 1/11/22 BSD superintendent search updates & information

  • View the October 2022 focus group and stakeholder survey highlights

  • 6/2/22: Donna Colosky named interim superintendent

  • 3/16/22 ThoughtExchange results