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Conestoga Valley board debates role in administrator hiring, leans toward admin regs
Summary
Board members split on whether the school board should participate in interviews for cabinet-level hires; the superintendent and several members recommended stakeholder involvement without policy-level selection authority, and the board agreed to address cabinet-level participation in administrative regulations rather than policy.
At the Conestoga Valley School District board meeting on Aug. 18, board members and district leaders debated whether the board should have a formal role in interviewing or selecting administrators.
The discussion centered on policy 304 (employment) and related language previously recommended by PSBA. The board president cited PSBA guidance: "The board is not involved in the day to day operation of the district," and warned that formal board involvement in hiring could "muddy the waters"…
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