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Board votes to interview four superintendent search firms after receiving four proposals
Summary
The board agreed Jan. 16 to invite all four firms that responded to the district's superintendent search RFP to interview on Jan. 23. Trustees divided follow‑up reference checks among themselves and asked staff and board members to gather local feedback on firm performance.
The Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees voted Jan. 16 to interview four firms that applied to conduct the district’s superintendent search.
Board President Lambert said the RFP drew multiple responses and recommended interviewing three or four finalists. Trustees discussed pros and cons of several firms that are active in Northern California searches. The board then voted to interview all four firms at a special meeting scheduled for Jan. 23, and trustees divided responsibility for reference checks: one trustee will contact Leadership Associates references, another will call HYA contacts, and a third will follow up on McPherson, with remaining outreach distributed among trustees.
Trustees and public commenters emphasized vetting the person who would represent each firm and said board members would use both reference calls and interviews to compare processes, candidate sourcing and local knowledge. Several public speakers urged caution about firms with controversial records and suggested word‑of‑mouth recruitment of strong local candidates as a parallel approach.
The board’s motion also directed trustees to report back to the full board on reference checks and to prepare for candidate interviews at the Jan. 23 meeting.
Ending: The board set Jan. 23 as the interview date for the four firms and assigned individual trustees to contact references and gather other input ahead of the interviews.
