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Yukon board votes to hire OSSBA to manage superintendent search
Summary
The Yukon Public Schools board voted to hire the Oklahoma State School Board Association to facilitate its superintendent search, including a community survey (typically 2–3 weeks) and a process the presenters said generally runs about four months; vote tally not specified in the transcript.
The Yukon Public Schools board voted to hire the Oklahoma State School Board Association (OSSBA) to manage the district’s search for a new superintendent after the board noted the current superintendent would be stepping away for family reasons.
OSSBA representatives Joe Sayano and Amber Fitzgerald presented the association’s services and emphasized the district would control key decisions. "This is your search, it's your superintendent, it's your community," Sayano told the board when outlining OSSBA’s role as facilitator. Sayano said OSSBA’s basic package includes setting a search timeline, advertising openings, recruiting and screening candidates, scheduling interviews and assisting with contract development and candidate reimbursements.
Fitzgerald described the community-engagement elements OSSBA recommends. The association offers a community survey it typically leaves open "about 2 to 3 weeks," and Fitzgerald said the full search process often lasts "about the entire process, about 4 months," although the timeline can be adjusted to the board’s preferences. She also outlined optional add-ons: a communications package (press releases and social media to promote the search and the survey), targeted marketing, focus groups or listening sessions to gather deeper input, an "interview concierge" to manage logistics on interview day and optional due-diligence screening for finalists.
Board members asked whether the process has changed over the past decade. Sayano said the ‘‘framework’’ is similar but the association has refined its services and that additional optional services reflect districts’ varying needs and size. Several board members said they found the basic package reasonable and valuable for a district of Yukon’s size; one member noted that costs on some searches have risen but that the core service remains consistent.
A motion to hire OSSBA (agenda item 11d) was made, seconded and carried; the transcript records multiple affirmative "yes" votes but does not provide a formal numeric tally. OSSBA representatives said they would email the board a recent list of searches they have completed and follow up with staff to begin planning the timeline and community engagement.
The board’s action means OSSBA will now begin the facilitation steps described, including drafting the timeline, posting the vacancy and conducting community input per the board’s direction.
