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Washington Elementary board approves scope and timeline for permanent superintendent search
Summary
The Washington Elementary School District governing board voted to authorize an RFQ for a permanent superintendent search, setting an advertising date and application deadline and directing a small committee to score proposals; members emphasized multilingual outreach and community engagement.
The Washington Elementary School District governing board voted Thursday to approve a scope of work and timeline authorizing staff to issue a request for qualifications/proposals for a permanent superintendent search, with proposals to be advertised Sept. 12 and applications due Oct. 3.
Board approval directs procurement to advertise the search firm RFQ immediately and establishes a small review committee to score responses and recommend finalists to the full board. The board’s action came after district staff summarized how other districts structure searches and after members pressed for outreach and accessibility measures.
“We will need to go out for a request for proposal for a search firm,” district staff member Miss Tucker said during the discussion, describing the RFQ process and how procurement and a review committee would evaluate respondents.
Governing Board Member Tamilia Gosa Chapa urged the board to require search firms that can…
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