The Wiscasset School Committee has set a May 19, closed-door session to meet with a Wiscasset High School principal candidate who has the support of the search team, according to Interim Superintendent Wayne Dorr.

“There was such a unanimous feeling,” Dorr told the Wiscasset School Committee on May 15. He advised the committee to meet with the candidate soon, to avoid the risk of losing the candidate to another employer.

“Sometimes they just go like that, to other places,” Dorr said. “(Strike) while the iron is hot.”

Dorr said it was possible that, following Monday night’s executive session at Wiscasset High School, committee members could vote on a hire and name the next principal. The board will meet at 6 p.m. to go into the executive session.

Principal Deb Taylor is leaving after this school year, to take a job with Regional School Unit 12.