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ISB consultant outlines superintendent search process, timeline and fee options
Summary
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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