Two things you might not know about this search.  First, the BOE decided that only the 3 member selection committee would know who applied.  This means that the majority of the Board never saw or reviewed or participated in the selection of the finalists.  Second, there was an informal stakeholder advisory group (about a dozen) that did see a group of about 8 finalists.  They offered their advice among these 8.  However, the advisory group did not know or see or review the 80+ other applicants that were eliminated by the BOE selection committee.