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Board to begin superintendent search with internal application process
Summary
The Owatonna Public School District board voted unanimously to start the superintendent search with an internal-only application process and scheduled initial interviews in mid-February.
The Owatonna Public School District board voted Jan. 27 to begin its superintendent search by inviting internal candidates to apply, following a work session that identified the board’s priorities for the next superintendent.
The board described the decision as a first step; if the internal-only process does not yield a successful candidate the board said it may open the search to external applicants or appoint an interim superintendent. Dr. Sherry Allen, a former superintendent who consulted at the board’s work session, and Chris Pica, the district’s director of human resources, helped the board draft a framework for the search.
Board members scheduled an initial interview for Feb. 13 and a follow-up interview during the week of Feb. 17; the board discussed holding interviews in the early evening to allow public attendance. The board chair moved the motion to initiate the internal application process; the motion passed unanimously.
The board emphasized speed and transition planning: “We’re not wasting any time,” the chair said, while noting that an interim would be considered only if the internal process did not produce a candidate. No specific candidates were named in the public record and the board did not announce a final timeline for appointment at the Jan. 27 meeting.
