Superintendent job becoming a race issue?

The superintendent job has been narrowed down to two people Samantha Ingram and Barbara Thompson for the Montgomery County school system. Although things are moving ahead some think that interim superintendent Clay Slagle was not selected because he's not black. Now I certainly hope that some members are not voting on someone for a job such as this because of the color of their skin. The importance should be placed on how qualified the person is for the job and what changes (for the better) they are expected to bring to the school system, not what color they are. I honestly am not familiar with the applicants or the board members who make the decisions, so i'm not sure if this type of accusation has occurred in the past. While watching the news, when the councilman stated this, i wondered if he had been asked the question, if Slagle was actually black would he be as supportive? But since Slagle is not black and I don't plan to ask, I guess we will never know. Hopefully they will be able to choose the right person for job without race becoming a huge focus, and realize they need to place any personal issues aside and get the job done they're set to do in a professional manner.