Kuna Joint District advances three superintendent finalists, sets finalist visit for Feb. 24
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The Kuna Joint District board voted to advance Jeffrey Gee, Marcus Myers and Dr. David Reinhardt to finalist interviews and scheduled finalist visits — including campus tours, a staff forum and a community forum — for Feb. 24; the board also named several staff and community representatives to help conduct forums and assigned two board members to make reference calls.
KUNA JOINT DISTRICT — The Kuna Joint District school board voted to advance three candidates — Jeffrey Gee, Marcus Myers and Dr. David Reinhardt — to the finalist round for superintendent and set a full finalist-visit day on Feb. 24 that will combine interviews, district tours, a teacher forum and a community forum.
An unnamed board member moved that the panel "move Jeffrey Gee to the next round of the process," a motion the board seconded and approved by voice vote. Similar motions to advance Marcus Myers and Dr. David Reinhardt were made, seconded and approved during the same meeting.
Katie, the consultant advising the board, outlined two paths: a short semifinalist Zoom round to reduce travel or in-person finalist visits that include district tours, staff forums and community forums. Board members said they preferred face-to-face finalist visits so they can meet candidates in person and see how they interact with staff and the community.
The board discussed how to structure participation in forums. Members proposed selecting a small group of staff and community representatives who would ask questions during finalist forums; the consultant recommended that group share proposed questions with the board ahead of time so the board can vet them for appropriateness and legal compliance.
Nominations for the forum/hiring committee included Stuart Vickers, Kevin Gifford and Kimberly Barker (who represents elementary principals). Board members also proposed adding a special education director (recorded in the transcript as Kelly Schamber/Schamberg) and instructional-coach representation (names discussed included Ed Radenberg, Mandy Holland, Laura Jenkins and Andrea Williams). One motion to add Luke Wolf did not receive a second and therefore did not proceed. A parent referred to as "Ryan" (last name discussed as Resnick, with some uncertainty in the record) was also proposed for inclusion on a community panel.
On the logistics of finalist visits, the board approved a motion to hold interviews starting at 9 a.m. Feb. 24, followed by campus tours, a teacher forum at 4 p.m., a community forum at 6 p.m. and an executive session at 7:30 p.m. The consultant said she would prepare candidate bios and photos for the district to publish on social media and would notify candidates that they had been moved forward.
The board also discussed reference checks. Katie recommended consistent question sets for reference callers; two board members volunteered to make reference calls to maintain consistency rather than having multiple board members call different references for the same candidate. That assignment was discussed and affirmed in the meeting.
The meeting concluded after business on committee composition, scheduling and notification; a motion to adjourn carried by voice vote.
What’s next: candidates will be contacted and provided visit-day details; the board will hold finalist interviews, hear comment cards and, after reviewing forums and reference-call results, meet in executive session to deliberate and potentially select a finalist for hire.