York County School Board and VSBA set superintendent-search timeline, open public survey

York County School Board members met Oct. 8 with representatives of the Virginia School Boards Association to finalize outreach and scheduling for the division's superintendent search, agreeing on a public hearing Oct. 27, a survey deadline of Oct. 31, a qualifications meeting on Nov. 5, an application window from Nov. 10 to Dec. 10, and a second review meeting on Dec. 18.

The process is intended to produce a public position announcement and to gather community, staff and student input that the board will use to craft minimum and preferred qualifications for applicants. "We're here to guide you through the process," Samantha Bozeman, deputy executive director of the Virginia School Boards Association, told the board. Bozeman and Bella Corpo, the association's member engagement specialist, outlined how VSBA will host the online survey, distribute the position announcement and manage application intake and initial vetting.

The board discussed confidentiality for applicants and Virginia rules on disclosure. Bozeman said Virginia law does not require boards to publish the names of all applicants; the board will see every applicant's packet, but only the finalist(s) are typically named publicly. "The only name that is public is…