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Board committee split over climate-and-culture consulting contract; some members seek local vendors and clearer benchmarks
Summary
Committee members debated awarding a climate-and-culture engagement to Korn Ferry after attorney recommendations; several members asked for the consultant list, local representation and clear success benchmarks before the board approves a contract.
Detroit Public Schools Community District committee members debated whether to move forward with a climate-and-culture consulting engagement after staff recommended a vendor with national experience and the board’s counsel had earlier provided recommended firms.
One committee member said the district should prefer firms with demonstrable local cultural competence and asked procurement for the list of firms recommended by the district’s attorney, Michelle Crockett. Multiple board members raised concerns about whether a national firm would be…
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