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Board and search firm outline superintendent selection timeline; trustees adjust calendar and approve closed‑session candidate review
Summary
Search consultants told trustees they had 23 applicants and would present a slate for board consideration; trustees debated interview and site‑visit timing, agreed to virtual first‑round interviews March 16, deliberation March 20, candidate days in district after spring break, and moved to hold a closed session for candidate review at the next meeting.
HYA consultants gave the board a detailed update on the superintendent search process and timeline and the board voted to adjust the calendar for interviews and candidate site visits.
Dr. Shivers of HYA said the application window closed with 23 applicants and that consultants would present a slate of roughly six to eight candidates at the next public meeting. She described the vetting process — resume and reference checks, social‑media review, and individual candidate conversations — and said HYA would nominate first/second/third slates as recommendations for the board.
The proposed timelines discussed and revised by trustees: a first, virtual round of interviews is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, followed by board deliberation on March 20 to identify finalists. The board will host days in the district for finalists after spring break in early April, with final interviews and a potential selection later in April. HYA said site visits help gather community and staff feedback via QR codes and paper forms; trustees asked that paper options be available for those without technology.
Trustees debated logistics, travel costs and religious‑holiday conflicts. Trustee Baskett proposed delaying the site visits until after trustees had time to deliberate following the virtual interviews; the board accepted an amended schedule by voice vote (motion carried: yes votes recorded from trustees present). The board also moved and approved to go into closed session next week for candidate review; that motion passed by roll call.
HYA also described planned stakeholder engagement on candidate days in the district (school visits, small group meetings with staff and students, and evening community sessions where attendees can provide QR‑code feedback and written comments), and outlined the mechanics for slating candidates and following up with finalists.
What happens next: HYA will present the slates at the board meeting next week; virtual interviews are scheduled for March 16, the board will deliberate March 20, and finalist site visits and final interviews are planned for early to mid‑April. The board approved a closed session for candidate review at its March meeting.
