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Cumberland County board hears three superintendent-search plans; consultant details costs, timeline and community outreach
Summary
A consultant presented three service levels for a superintendent search to the Cumberland County Board of Education during a work session, outlining differences in screening, community engagement and a $7,500 fee that covers background screening and advertising for higher-tier plans.
Ben, a search consultant, presented three options for conducting a superintendent search to the Cumberland County Board of Education during a work session. He described each plan’s outreach and screening steps, estimated candidate pools, recommended timelines and what the service fee covers.
The consultant said the firm offers three plans. Under plan 1, the service posts the vacancy and forwards all applications to the board for screening and selection. "If you go with the plan 1, we take in all the applications, we advertise, and we send that in to board. The board screens the candidates, and you select the candidates," he said.
Plan 2 adds a community survey and preliminary screening by the consultant. The presenter said the service analyzes survey results to help the board develop candidate criteria, conducts reference checks and…
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