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Flossmoor SD 161 to post Western Avenue principal opening; stakeholder surveys planned
Summary
Superintendent announced the Western Avenue principal position will be posted immediately, with in-person stakeholder interviews May 20 and a recommendation to the board expected June 9. The district also plans a student, parent and staff experience survey with Studer Education to inform school improvement planning.
Superintendent Dr. Griggs told the Flossmoor SD 161 Board of Education the district will post the Western Avenue School principal position tomorrow and begin a multi-stage hiring process that includes stakeholder interviews and a June board recommendation.
Dr. Griggs said Isabelle (last name not specified in the transcript) has accepted a principalship in another district and that the Western Avenue posting will go live the following day. District staff said a representative group of stakeholders will interview candidates in person on May 20; staff plan to bring a final candidate recommendation to the board at the June 9 meeting.
In the superintendent’s report, Dr. Griggs also announced the district will launch student experience surveys for students, parents and staff in partnership with Studer Education. Staff said the experience surveys are separate from the Illinois 5Essentials survey administered recently and that the two data sets will be used together to inform school improvement plans, department improvement plans and the district scorecard. The superintendent said staff expect the survey window and initial results to align with school improvement planning days in June and that the information will feed the district’s goal-setting work for the 2025–26 school year.
Dr. Griggs said the survey data will be shared publicly once analyzed, and staff intend to highlight indicators the district wants to focus on — for example, two-way communication and transparency — and to use the data in school and department improvement planning. He told the board the posting, interview schedule and recommendation timeline are designed to produce a competitive hiring process and a high-quality school leader to succeed the departing principal.
Board members did not take action on the hiring plan at this meeting; staff said the timeline and next steps are for informational purposes and that formal action on the recommended hire would occur at a future regular meeting.
