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Duarte Unified board selects McPherson & Jacobson to lead superintendent search
Summary
After a series of 30-minute interviews with five search firms, the Duarte Unified School District board voted 4-0 to hire McPherson & Jacobson to conduct the district's superintendent search. Board members said cost, candidate outreach and the firm's board-member perspective were decisive.
The Duarte Unified School District Board of Education voted 4-0 to hire McPherson & Jacobson as the district's executive search firm to lead the search for a new superintendent, following presentations from five finalist firms and a board discussion.
The selection concluded an interview session during which each firm gave a roughly 30-minute overview of its recruitment, community-engagement and finalist-selection processes. Board President James Finley moved to select McPherson & Jacobson; Board Member Olguin seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously by the four trustees present (Finley, Olguin, Hasso and Reyes).
Why it matters: The search firm will design community input sessions, recruit and screen candidates, coordinate interviews, conduct final-reference and background checks, and provide onboarding and post-hire support. Board members said they wanted a firm that would deliver a broad but well-vetted candidate pool quickly and at reasonable cost.
What the board heard: McPherson & Jacobson…
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