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Methuen committee interviews HYA and Zeal for superintendent search; firms outline different outreach methods
Summary
HYA and Zeal Education Group presented rival approaches to running Methuen’s superintendent search: HYA emphasized a four‑phase national recruitment and a transition academy, while Zeal highlighted inclusive stakeholder outreach using a 'thought exchange' tool, candidate 'personas' and written packets with 90‑second videos. Committee members asked about timing, screening committees, and candidate mixes.
Two superintendent‑search firms, HYA and Zeal Education Group, presented competing proposals to the Methuen School Committee on March 23, outlining their recruitment strategies, community engagement plans and timelines.
HYA representatives Dr. Susan Guiney and Dr. George Perry said their four‑phase process (engage, recruit, select, transition) typically takes four to six months, and cautioned that a July 1 start was "cutting it close."…
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