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Search advisors present leadership profile for RUSD superintendent search: trust, teaching-and-learning, community knowledge top priorities
Summary
Search advisors told the RUSD board that community input (about 970 online respondents and ~160 in‑person participants) emphasized trust, teaching-and-learning expertise, community knowledge, visible leadership, and strong labor relations as top attributes for the next superintendent.
Search advisors Steven Keller and Kelly Morris presented a concise leadership profile to the Riverside Unified School District Board of Education on June 5 as part of the district’s superintendent search process.
Keller said the effort engaged roughly 970 online respondents and about 160 in-person participants across community forums and focus groups. The consultants said they analyzed survey rankings and open-ended feedback and distilled recurring themes and attributes a community wants in the next superintendent.
Top themes identified: a leader who creates an atmosphere of trust (75% listed trust among the top five attributes), teaching-and-learning expertise (over 90% prioritized instruction), understanding of community and culture, competent fiscal management (identified but lower at roughly 65% in the top three), and experience navigating political or controversial issues. The profile also emphasizes visibility around campuses and in community events and a commitment to equity, inclusion and a whole-child approach.
Keller and Morris said the full leadership profile document would be posted to the district’s superintendent search web page and made available to candidates; they suggested the board use the profile as a rubric during final interviews. The board thanked advisors and opened the agenda to follow-up public comment and related items.
What happens next: The full leadership profile will be posted on the superintendent search page and used to inform candidate screening and interview rubrics; the board will incorporate community-derived attributes into the selection process.
