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Marion County board discusses superintendent search process, schedules consultant briefing
Summary
Marion County School Board members discussed whether to hire a search firm or run district-led surveys and town halls to guide the next steps in a superintendent search, and agreed to invite consultant Rick Collins for a May 22 briefing.
The Marion County School Board on May 8 debated how to conduct a search for a new superintendent, weighing the cost and structure of a national search firm against district-led surveys and multiple local town halls. Chair Conrad said consultant Rick Collins is available to present on May 22 and proposed inviting him to describe “the ups and the downs” of the search process.
Board members said they want broad community input before deciding whether to hire a firm. The board discussed running an electronic survey, scheduling multiple town halls (one suggestion was three), and holding district-level town halls so each board member could gather input from their constituents. Dr. Campbell said the district could do some of the outreach itself to reduce cost but emphasized the need for wide participation: “but I think it's imperative that if we are moving in the direction to not only have some kind of electronic…
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