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I think I read somewhere that the application window began 1/24, but that needs to be confirmed.
These are some of the comments from the PA News article:
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These are some of the comments from the PA News article:
PNG leaders talk "difficult" hiring process for next head coach, AD - Port Arthur News
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the first time since 2009, Port Neches-Groves Independent School District has an opening for head football coach and athletic director. Administrators posted the position on the district’s website this week after news broke that Sulphur Springs ISD...
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“We will post the position for 10 days and begin the difficult process of selecting those individuals that might be the best fit here at PNG,” Superintendent Mike Gonzales said in a statement to Port Arthur Newsmedia.
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“The committee is going to take their time and vet every candidate that they deem worthy of the interview. I don’t think there is an exact timeframe. We don’t even know how many qualified applicants we are going to receive…I do know they would like to have someone in place before the spring football season starts.”
The school board president said he hopes the opening draws interest from across the state.
“I want someone that is going to be the best fit for the PNG student athletes,” Bartlett said. “That is what I am looking for — someone who is going to put kids above everything in all that they do. The reason we are all here is to make sure every child has the perfect opportunity at PNGISD.
“We really want to bring in the best, and you can’t do that if you limit it geographically. Our hope is that we get some big names from all over the state that are looking to settle down in Port Neches-Groves and get to work coaching a football team.”
Bartlett also said style of coaching will likely play a factor in the decision-making process.