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Board authorizes HYA search, requires background checks and behavior assessment for finalists
Summary
The Jefferson County Board of Education approved steps in its superintendent search on Jan. 28, authorizing HYA to post the job while a leadership profile is developed and requiring background checks and a TTI behavioral assessment for slated finalists.
The Jefferson County Board of Education on Jan. 28 moved forward with its superintendent search, approving a timeline developed with search firm HYA and narrowly spelling out vetting requirements for candidates.
The board voted to authorize HYA to post the superintendent opening as the district’s leadership profile is finalized, and it adopted a series of measures meant to keep the process confidential while giving the community chances to weigh in. The full board also approved a motion that every person considered for the position receive an independent background check and a TTI behavioral assessment before being slated as a finalist.
HYA consultants Nancy Perez and Micah Ali presented the firm’s four‑phase timeline: engagement (community input and a leadership profile), recruitment, selection (rounds of interviews), and transition. The…
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