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Board hears two search consultants, defers selection pending contract review
Summary
The Spring Grove Area SD board heard 15-minute presentations from Dr. Edward Albert (Albert Consulting/PARS) and Connie Kindler (Connie R Kindler Educational Consulting LLC) about superintendent-search options, timeline and fees; trustees asked staff and legal counsel to review contracts and nondisclosure clauses and will vote on a firm at the next meeting.
The Spring Grove Area SD board opened the personnel portion of its meeting to hear presentations from two search consultants after receiving public comments about transparency in the district's recent superintendent transition.
Dr. Edward Albert of Albert Consulting, representing the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARS), described a search model that centers on stakeholder surveys, community engagement, video screening (he said his team uses the SparkHire platform), thorough reference checks and weekly updates to the…
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