I sincerely hope that Skyview has the good sense to hire him. While he is amazing in terms of overall pedagogy, organization, and communication, it is his connections with students that had me absolutely in awe when I worked with him. For that matter, staff members (including admin) often asked him for suggestions advice--even well after he left. I'm not to proud to admit that I was one of them just this past year. I had questions about the last time our school went through accreditation, and he was able to answer them almost immediately (despite his busy schedule), providing me with everything I asked for and some things that I didn't even know that I would need.
As I said, I did not see any of the interviews and cannot speak to the quality of the other two candidates (as I don't even know who they are). However, it would be such a tremendous boon to Skyview, our school district, and our community to have James back with us again! Most importantly, our students would have the benefit of having such a fantastic educator to look out for them and their needs!