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Prince George school board finalizes preferred profile for superintendent search after residents urge transparency
Summary
At a June 3 special meeting the Prince George County School Board agreed on qualifications and announcement language for a superintendent search, marking doctorate preference, required experience as an associate/assistant superintendent, licensure rules to be verified, and residency as preferred; public commenters demanded transparency and raised allegations about the prior administration.
The Prince George County School Board on June 3 approved a draft profile and announcement for a superintendent search that lists an earned doctorate as preferred, requires experience as an associate or assistant superintendent, asks that candidates meet Virginia licensure requirements (or have time to obtain them), and notes residency in the division as preferred.
Board members said they would send the language to the Virginia School Boards Association for editing and publicity and asked staff to include division demographics and ‘‘points of pride’’ in the announcement. The packet contains suggested application-timeline language indicating the board will receive applications from June 3 through June 28; the board asked staff to verify the final dates and to circulate the edited announcement to members before submission.
The move followed a public-comment period in which residents urged greater transparency and ethical standards for the next…
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