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Mount Vernon board approves superintendent desired characteristics after consultant report
Summary
Board members approved a list of desired characteristics for the Mount Vernon superintendent search after consultants from HYA presented a leadership-profile report based on community input from 962 participants. The document will be posted for applicants and the search moves to candidate screening and interviews.
The Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education on Feb. 27 approved a set of desired characteristics for the district’s superintendent search after consultants from HYA presented a leadership-profile report drawing on 962 respondents and multiple focus groups.
Ed McCormick, a consultant with HYA, told trustees, "we have 962 total participants," and said the firm had conducted 18 focus groups, 10 individual interviews and a community forum to shape the leadership profile and the desired-characteristics document the board voted to accept.
The desired characteristics will be posted on the district’s and HYA’s websites so prospective candidates can evaluate themselves against the board’s priorities, McCormick said. The approval formally begins the search; HYA reported 25 applications already in the system and outlined a timeline that includes initial interviews March 29, finalist interviews April 5 and a…
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