LORDSTOWN — The Lordstown Board of Education has selected Greg Bonamase, a principal at Girard Intermediate School, to be the district’s next superintendent, with his official hiring set for next week.

Board President Cheryl Kistler confirmed that Bonamase was selected from 29 applicants, of which six were interviewed by the board.

The board will meet 6 p.m. Wednesday at the high school with the meeting to be broadcast via Zoom from the district website where official action will be taken to approve Bonamase as superintendent.

Kistler said the district worked with the Trumbull County Educational Service Center in the selection process, noting there were many good candidates.

“He has a very good reputation and much experience in education. He will help fill in the blank we needed here,” she said.

Bonamase met with the board during its virtual work session Wednesday on the district’s website.

Bonamase, of Mineral Ridge, has been with the Girard City School District as principal for the grades 4 to 6 building.

Bonamase was among many applicants who sought the Canfield school superintendent position when Alex Geordan resigned in the wake of criticism over how he handled school threats and informing police.

The Lordstown superintendent position became open when former superintendent Terry Armstrong left in February to become the treasurer for the Newton Falls school district.

Armstrong had served the past six years as superintendent in Lordstown and also had worked as a government teacher in the district, organizing many trips for students to the Iowa caucuses and Washington, D.C.

Lew Lowery, who had served as a superintendent for Mathews schools and administrator, teacher and coach for Weathersfield schools, was named as the district’s interim superintendent through July.

Kistler said the board will also need to discuss in the near future the issue with Lordstown village officials over $450,000 in tax revenue to be divided between the district and the village from the tax abatement from the General Motors $2.3 billion battery cell manufacturing plant.

Mayor Arno Hill had requested at a previous board meeting that the district’s $225,000 share be given to the village because of the boost from an estimated $650,000 in property taxes the school district is projected to receive when the facility is operational.

Kistler said she will see what the board members want to do with this issue, noting a discussion would involve school and village officials.

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