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Marion County board reviews HYA's Phase 1 leadership profile, schedules Dec. 18 job-description session
Summary
HYA presented a leadership profile and survey of more than 2,300 combined responses for Marion County's superintendent search; the board removed a compensation line from the desired-characteristics document and agreed to finalize the job description and review PM2 test data at a Dec. 18 work session before deciding whether to post a national search.
HYA, the firm conducting Marion County's superintendent search, delivered Phase 1 materials to the school board on Dec. 1, presenting a 37-page leadership profile, detailed survey results and a two-page summary designed to guide recruitment.
The consultants told the board they gathered roughly 2,328 combined focus-group and survey responses from staff, students, parents, administrators and other stakeholders but cautioned the sample was not a scientific poll and responses may overlap. "We did interview or focused or had focus group meetings with 276 individuals," a lead consultant said, and the consultants provided breakdowns that included about 658 non-administrator staff responses, 616 student responses and 552 parent/guardian responses.
Why it matters: The documents condense community input about the district's strengths and weaknesses and list the most-requested qualities for Marion County's next superintendent. The board said it will use those materials to decide whether to continue a national search or pause to refine local priorities.
HYA highlighted district strengths including community engagement…
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