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Beaverton school board hears three finalist search firms; committee to recommend one at follow-up meeting
Summary
At a Sept. 25 work session the Beaverton School District board heard presentations and Q&A from McPherson & Jacobson, Ray and Associates and Human Capital Enterprises about conducting the district’s superintendent search. Board members pressed firms on outreach to historically marginalized communities, vetting and costs; the search committee meets tomorrow to recommend a firm.
Beaverton School District trustees on Thursday heard presentations from three finalist superintendent-search firms and set a follow-up meeting to receive the superintendent search committee’s recommendation.
Carrie Delph, staff lead for the search, opened the Sept. 25 work session by reviewing the committee’s process: solicitation of seven proposals, detailed scoring and a unanimous recommendation that three firms advance to live interviews. "You'll hear from each of the 3 firms," Delph said, and board members were instructed to record scoring and ranked preferences on feedback sheets that will go to the superintendent search committee.
The firms gave 15-minute overviews and then answered board questions about community engagement, confidentiality, vetting and cost. McPherson & Jacobson, represented by Dr. Steven Louder and regional director Steve Joel, emphasized a national recruiting…
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