GSBA outlines superintendent search timeline: board survey, Dec. posting and interviews in March
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Summary
GSBA presented a draft superintendent-search timeline proposing a Dec. 1 posting, a mid-January application close, board review and interviews in March, and a potential appointment following the required 14-day finalist period in May.
The board heard a presentation from the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) laying out a draft timeline and process for the Clarke County superintendent search.
GSBA staff said the search will be custom to local needs but follows standard, research-based steps. Board members will receive a qualifications survey aligned to professional standards for educational leaders; GSBA will analyze board responses and produce a candidate profile and draft announcement for the board's review. The draft timeline presented to the board envisioned the following sequence (all dates are draft and subject to board direction):
- Board completion of a qualifications (PSEL-aligned) survey (board members to receive a secure, individual link). - Draft announcement and district profile produced in November after staff collects district descriptive materials (mission, budget, photos). - Proposed posting of the position on or about Dec. 1 with an application window extending to mid-January (GSBA suggested Dec. 1'Jan. 18 as one option, noting the holidays and offering flexibility). - An online community input survey to run concurrent with the announcement; in-person community input sessions are optional in December and/or January. - Application screening, references, social-media checks and background checks during late January/early February. GSBA will organize candidate packets and deliver them to the board in executive session (board members will receive secure access to packets; no paper copies will be distributed outside executive session). - Board review and first-round interviews in March (executive-session interviews following training on appropriate questions and legal constraints). - Finalist announcement and a legally required 14-day waiting period (per state law) before appointment; the timeline proposed appointment around May.
GSBA staff stressed confidentiality protections for candidate materials, training for board members on secure access and the need for the board to post any executive sessions properly. Board members asked questions about the confidentiality process, how many packets they would receive and technical accommodations for members who need help accessing the secure packet system; GSBA described on-site training, pairing board members for support and secure logins.
Why it matters: The timeline sets expectations for board-deliberation windows, candidate confidentiality, public input and statutory posting requirements. Board members told GSBA they want concrete deadlines and reminders.
What comes next: GSBA will distribute the qualifications survey to board email addresses; staff will help compile district materials for the draft announcement that the board will review before posting.