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ISB consultant outlines superintendent search process, timeline and fee options

5826618 · July 15, 2025
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Jim Helton of the Illinois Association of School Boards described ISB's search process July 15, including stakeholder surveys, focus groups, an online candidate auction platform, a $10,400 base fee and optional a la carte services for stakeholder groups and practice interviews.

Jim Helton, associate executive director for executive searches with the Illinois Association of School Boards (ISB), presented the association’s superintendent-search process to the board July 15 and answered board questions about timeline, fees and stakeholder engagement. Helton described a multi-step process: pre-search surveys and focus groups; drafting an announcement of vacancy and ideal-candidate profile; a confidential online…

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