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Consultant outlines IASB superintendent-search services, timeline and fees

Dunlap CUSD 323 Board of Education · November 20, 2025
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Jim Helton of the Illinois school board association described a multi-step superintendent search service — surveys, nationwide posting, prescreening and stakeholder focus groups — and said the standard package for Dunlap would start at $9,400 with optional add-ons for additional stakeholder work and interview practice.

Jim Helton, a consultant with the Illinois school board association, presented the association’s executive-search services to the Dunlap CUSD 323 Board on Nov. 15, describing outreach, screening and support steps the group would provide for a superintendent search.

Helton said the association leverages statewide and national networks to recruit candidates, posting vacancies to an 8,000-person email network and broader multi-state portals. He described a standard process…

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