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Next week, the Superintendent Screening Committee will review the applications of candidates interested in becoming the next superintendent of Lowell schools. Those meetings will be closed to the public and information on the candidates will be kept confidential until the committee determines who will be asked to participate in the semi-finalist interviews.The semi-finalist interviews will be held in open forums on Monday, March 3; Tuesday, March 4; and Wednesday, March 5; from 4-9 p.m. in the Little Theater at Lowell High School. A tentative date of Saturday, March 8, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. has also been set to complete the interviews if needed. For a list of the 13 members of the screening committee who will recommend five finalists to the Lowell School Committee, check here. The committee will be chaired by non-voting member Eileen Donoghue, former Lowell mayor and city councilor. The school committee is expected to receive recommendations from the screening committee by March 14 and begin interviewing finalists at its regularly scheduled meeting on March 19. Since the position of superintendent will directly impact the quality of Lowell public schools for years to come, residents are welcome and encouraged to attend all interviews.