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NCSBA outlines superintendent-search steps to Chapel Hill-Carrboro board
Summary
Sam Thorpe of the North Carolina School Boards Association presented the association’s standard superintendent-search process, timeline and optional community-survey step and answered board questions; the board remains in information-gathering mode.
Sam Thorpe, an attorney who leads the superintendent search service at the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA), gave a detailed overview of the association’s superintendent-search process during the board’s information-item segment.
Thorpe described the service’s typical steps: board decision on whether to search; approval of initial search documents (timeline, vacancy announcement and application form); optional community and staff surveys to build a leadership profile; use of a secure platform (Symbly) to share applications; first- and second-round interviews; third-party due diligence on finalists; and assistance with announcing the hire. He emphasized that NCSBA does not screen applicants or recommend who to interview; the locally elected board retains hiring authority.
Thorpe said NCSBA has completed or is completing 208 searches and tailors advertising and recruitment to each district’s direction. He described tools NCSBA uses for background checks and said the association helps boards comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act during due diligence.
Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions during the meeting. Chair and staff thanked Thorpe and said they would consider the materials he provided as the board continues to gather information and decide next steps.
