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School board reviews director of schools job description, weighs outside search help from TSBA
Summary
Cumberland County Board of Education reviewed job description and search process for the director of schools, debated whether to hire the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) to conduct the search, and asked staff to prepare interview rules and an agenda item to request a TSBA consultation.
Cumberland County Board of Education members spent the work session reviewing the director of schools job description and the policies that will guide the search for the district's next superintendent, and discussed whether to enlist the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) to assist with recruitment.
Board members and staff said the materials under consideration include the district's job description, policy language (items cited in the packet as 5.8x series), and a draft contract framework. The group discussed candidate qualifications (the draft lists a master’s degree with a preference for a doctorate), geographic scope for recruitment (the board previously narrowed a search to a 50-mile radius in one case), interview logistics, and contract terms…
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