BEND, OR -- Four candidates vying for the top job at one of Bend’s new small high schools will take part in a community forum Friday afternoon. The educators applying for the principal job at the school slated to open next fall are:

• Michael Franklin, assistant principal at Bend's Mountain View High School,
• Brad Linn, principal at Clackamas Web Academy,
• Linda O’Shea, former principal at an arts and tech school in Eugene and
• Dr. Phillip Pearson, principal of Corbett High

Friday's forum starts at 4:15 p.m.  at the Bend-La Pine Schools Education Center at 520 NW Wall Street. Attendees will see presentations from and interact with each candidate.