Parent raises concerns about C30 hiring; superintendent explains C30 is advisory

During the question-and-answer period, David Ginsburg raised concerns that the C30 hiring panels for principals and assistant principals can be a formality and that final hiring decisions sometimes ignore committee recommendations.

"My question is... the way... it's pretty much a formality, and the stakeholders don't really have a voice," Ginsburg said, describing the C30 process as experienced in several hiring panels.

Superintendent Dr. D'Antona responded that C30 committees are intended to be advisory and to include parents, students, teachers and other staff. "So the c 30 is intended to be advisory," he said, and described the typical practice in his district work: committees gather stakeholder input via Google forms, develop interview questions and deliberate. He added that in his experience many times the committee's recommendation becomes the selected candidate, though the process is structured as advisory rather than binding.

He also noted that interim or acting principals sometimes do not obtain the permanent role after the committee process concludes, which can be the result of the committee evaluation.

Why it matters: parents asked for more equitable voice in school leadership decisions. Dr. D'Antona encouraged participation in C30 committees, emphasized the importance of the questions and debriefs the committee develops, and invited parents and staff to engage actively in the process.

Ending The superintendent said committee debriefs and question design are important elements of the process and encouraged parent and staff engagement in future C30 panels.