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Board directs staff to release RFP for superintendent search; timeline proposed for March review
Summary
Superintendent Helen Rossi told the board she prepared a request for proposals to hire an external search firm. The board directed staff to proceed with the RFP process; a subcommittee will evaluate proposals with an anticipated award at the March 10 meeting.
Superintendent Helen Rossi presented options for conducting the district’s next superintendent search and told the board she had prepared a request for proposals (RFP) to solicit executive search firms.
Rossi said she had prepared an RFP to issue as early as the next day to maximize the pool of qualified candidates and outlined a compact timeline: a two‑week RFP posting, a subcommittee review (two board members) to evaluate proposals, initial subcommittee interviews March 5, finalist interviews by the full board on March 6 and an anticipated award of contract at the March 10 board meeting. Rossi noted some flexibility in dates if the board preferred adjustments.
Board members expressed general support for using an external search firm because of the firm’s recruiting reach and stakeholder‑engagement expertise. The board discussed scope questions such as whether the district wants full search‑firm facilitation (stakeholder interviews, community engagement, candidate screening and background work) or a more limited vendor role; those procurement details will be specified in the RFP. Several trustees emphasized the value of an overlap or transition period if the successful candidate is available to start prior to the superintendent’s scheduled departure; the board noted such terms will be negotiated as part of the contract process.
Ending: The board directed administration to publish the RFP and return with proposals; a small board subcommittee will evaluate submissions and recommend finalists in March.
