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Somerville board leans toward committee-led process to select strategic planning consultant
Summary
Board members discussed whether to conduct full-board interviews or have a committee screen RFP candidates for a strategic planning facilitator; members generally favored a committee approach with transparent rubrics and public reporting of the committee’s recommendation.
At the Somerville Public School District Board of Education meeting, members debated how best to select a consultant to lead a new district strategic plan. Chair (speaker 1) presented two options: have the full board conduct open interviews of finalists or assign screening and initial interviews to a board committee (the communications committee or an ad hoc committee) and have the committee recommend a finalist to the full board.
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