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HYA outlines confidential superintendent search timeline; survey and community forum set this week
Summary
Hazard, Young & Associates (HYA) told the Mount Vernon board Feb. 4 that the superintendent search will use anonymous focus groups, a stakeholder survey (open through Feb. 7), a community forum and a leadership profile; the firm plans to present a slate of candidates in late March and target a public announcement April 15.
Ed McCormick and Karen Larkin of Hazard, Young & Associates (HYA), the board's search consultants, described the firm’s search process and timeline at the Feb. 4 meeting and answered trustees' questions about confidentiality, advertising and background checks.
McCormick, who said HYA has conducted about 1,600 superintendent searches over 30 years, told the board the firm is now in the engagement phase: focus groups, a stakeholder survey and community forums to shape a leadership profile. Karen Larkin said the firm is asking all constituency groups to complete a survey and attend focus groups so the leadership profile reflects district priorities; she said…
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