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Hopkins board to request proposals for superintendent search firms, debates RFP and community role
Summary
After Superintendent Mary Pirie Reid announced she will not seek contract renewal, the Hopkins School Board agreed to request proposals from four search firms and discussed whether to issue a formal RFP, create an executive committee to draft firm‑selection criteria and include community input and training in the process.
Chair Shannon Andresen opened the meeting by telling the board Dr. Mary Pirie Reid has notified the district she will not seek renewal of her contract and that the board must begin a superintendent search.
Board members reviewed four local search firms under consideration — MSBA's executive search, HYA, School Exec Connect (the firm that recruited the current superintendent), and Ray & Associates — and shared informal feedback about each. The chair summarized recommendations he had gathered: “Everyone has recommended that we hire a search firm,” and said hiring a firm would avoid placing the full operational burden on district staff.
The board…
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