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Twinsburg board hires Educational Service Center (Finding Leaders) to run superintendent search; two abstentions recorded
Summary
The Twinsburg Board of Education voted to engage the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio’s Finding Leaders to run the district superintendent search at no cost to the district.
The Twinsburg Board of Education voted to engage the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio’s Finding Leaders to conduct the district’s superintendent search at no cost to the district.
Board members said Finding Leaders will lead robust stakeholder engagement, including focus groups with parents, students, staff and community members. The district plans to begin stakeholder meetings next month, set an application deadline likely in January and begin interviews in February; the board said it will invite community participation during the final rounds.
Board member Missus Deacon moved the motion; Missus Hamilton seconded. During discussion Deacon announced she would abstain because Finding Leaders is housed in the same building as her employer; Deacon stated the connection does not relate to her duties but that she would abstain. During the roll call the board recorded additional abstention(s) and a majority vote carried the motion.
The motion text recorded in the meeting materials reads: “Resolve that the Twinsburg Board of Education approves the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio, Finding Leaders in Independence, Ohio, to conduct the search for the district superintendent at no charge to the district as per the attached exhibit.”
The board did not adopt candidate criteria during the public discussion; members said those details and stakeholder-session schedules will be posted on the district website as the search proceeds.
The decision follows an interview process the board described as having included multiple candidate firms. The board emphasized that the vendor was selected to maximize community outreach at no additional district cost.
Provenance: The search firm announcement and timeline were introduced in public remarks by Miss Crawford and later moved and voted during new business (transcript excerpts: "Tonight, the board, will be taking action on hiring finding leaders" and the formal motion and roll call).
