The head of the Gainesville City Schools Board of Education said he’s not ready to say yet whether a new superintendent will be hired from a pool of 30 applicants or whether the search would be expanded. Board Chairman Brett Mercer said following Monday’s regular meeting that he and his colleagues would likely have a better idea when the first round of interviews are held early next month. Mercer said school officials met on Saturday to look through all 30 applications that were submitted by a Feb. 3 deadline.