The New Orleans Public Schools superintendent search committee hopes to have a search firm in place by Sept. 26 and a superintendent hired by the end of January 2006. In May, the Orleans Parish School Board allocated $5,000 to fund the superintendent search. The OPSB recently approved $50,000 for the search. The OPSB recently hired Ora Watson as interim superintendent but she has not said whether she will apply for the full-time position, Phyllis Landrieu] said.