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Board member Dr. Midget shares E.C. Glass principal-search survey showing safety, student experience as top concerns
Summary
At a Lynchburg City Schools board meeting, Dr. Midget presented a community survey to guide the E.C. Glass principal search showing student experience (89%), safety (86%) and staff culture/professional development (84%) as top priorities; the board said results will inform hiring criteria and will be distributed to families.
The Lynchburg City Schools board heard preliminary results of a community survey to guide the E.C. Glass principal search, with board member Dr. Midget presenting the findings and asking the district’s communications team to share the results with families.
Dr. Midget said the survey captured responses from parents, students, staff and community members and identified the top areas of concern. “The highest percentage was 89% of student experience, 86% safety, 84% staff culture professional development, and 80% career opportunities,” she said, adding that the results would be folded into the search criteria.
The board’s goal is to use that feedback alongside academic and behavioral data to recommend candidates and have a principal in place by June 1 for the next academic year, Dr. Midget said. She stressed the district will not rush the process and that community input will be one of several factors in the decision.
Board members asked whether the survey approach was new and whether it would be adopted for other principal searches. Dr. Midget responded that the district has used surveys in prior searches but wanted broader community input for this search; she said the communications team would distribute the survey results through multiple channels so the community can see that feedback was solicited and considered.
Several board members praised the cross-section of respondents. “I like the way y’all did the cross section,” one member said, noting parents, students and staff were included. Dr. Midget said the feedback will be incorporated into hiring criteria and that the division already planned multiple outreach mechanisms to share the results.
The board did not take formal action on the search during the meeting; members asked staff to continue work on the search timeline and to return with additional information as the process proceeds.
The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for May 19 at 5 p.m., when the search process and other items may be revisited.
