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Board schedules superintendent search interviews and hears calls for broader community engagement
Summary
Public commenters urged broad stakeholder engagement and transparency for the superintendent search; the board set candidate interview dates and discussed format and logistics.
Public commenters at the Central CUSD 301 school board meeting urged the board to use the superintendent search to engage a wide range of stakeholders and increase transparency in meeting notices and recordings.
PK Parrack recommended using elements from multiple search firms' proposals to ensure meaningful input from district staff, unions, parents, student leaders, and community members when shaping the job description and interview process. Mike McMannan and others urged more two-way communication between the board and residents to rebuild trust.
Board members discussed the search timeline and the proposals the district received. After considering scheduling constraints among trustees, the board agreed to hold interviews/presentations with search firms on June 9 and June 12 with start times at 6 p.m., splitting presentations across two nights to allow time for deliberation and accommodate members' availability. Board members also discussed whether to interview all submitting firms or to short-list candidates; several trustees expressed comfort interviewing all firms given the infrequency of prior searches.
Board leadership and staff will finalize logistics and agendas for the interview nights and incorporate public input options where feasible, staff said.
