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Superintendent to retire June 30; board hires Human Capital Enterprises to run search
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Summary
The board announced Superintendent Shmoniak will retire June 30 and agreed to a full search run by Human Capital Enterprises, which outlined a focus-group, recruitment and multi-stage interview plan including optional confidential community panels.
The Klamath County School District announced that Superintendent Shmoniak informed the board he will retire effective June 30; the board has engaged Human Capital Enterprises to conduct a national search for his successor.
At the meeting the board chair read the retirement notice and thanked Shmoniak for more than 40 years in public education. The board subsequently discussed next steps and confirmed a contract with Human Capital Enterprises to manage the selection process.
Robin Bean of Human Capital Enterprises outlined the firm's timeline and approach: early engagement through focus groups and a survey to draft superintendent criteria; a four-week recruitment window; recorded virtual preliminary interviews and a slate meeting where the board will select finalists; and optional confidential community interview panels to provide nonbinding feedback. The firm emphasized that a confidential (names-not-published) search typically attracts more and deeper applicants. Bean said the firm recommends collecting community input upfront and then deciding whether to publish finalists' names.
"We can run confidential finalist interviews and convene a confidential community panel to provide feedback to the board," the consultant said, explaining the firm will train panelists and collect written assessments to inform board deliberations.
Board members discussed logistics, including the timing of the recruitment and interview windows (suggested round-one interviews in mid-April and finalist visits in late April) and whether any interviews or finalist names should be public. The board set a near-term schedule for focus-group planning and asked the firm to provide draft questions and calendars for one-on-one member interviews and stakeholder sessions.
Next steps: the firm will post a "coming soon" recruitment page, finalize focus-group participants with board subcommittee support, and begin advertising once the board approves the candidate criteria and posting date. The board is expected to decide in February whether to run a confidential or an open search and whether to fund an optional confidential community panel.
