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Thomasville City Schools hears superintendent search survey results; board moves into closed session
Summary
A presenter identified as Sam reported results of a superintendent search survey to the Thomasville City Schools board, saying the district received roughly 60 community responses and about 150 staff responses and that a top-10 leadership profile has been drafted; the board then voted to enter closed session.
A presenter identified as Sam summarized the results of a superintendent search survey to the Thomasville City Schools board. Sam said the search team received roughly 60 responses to the community survey and about 150 responses to the staff survey and noted several dozen additional respondents who left lengthy written comments.
"We received 60 responses to the community survey and 150 responses to [the] staff survey," Sam said, and added that many respondents provided detailed written feedback. Sam said the search team compiled those responses into a draft leadership profile listing the top 10 characteristics and experiences the community and staff want in a superintendent.
Sam described the demographic makeup of staff respondents, saying the majority were classroom teachers, followed by school- and district-level support staff and administrators. He summarized the overlapping top traits that emerged across surveys: "integrity," an ability to "communicate well with people," maintaining relationships, developing and effectively communicating a vision, and an understanding of how to provide a safe learning environment.
Sam said the team will try to summarize long-form comments carefully so as not to misinterpret them, and that a leadership profile document reflecting the top 10 priorities was drafted and emailed to the board shortly before the meeting. He also told the board that, according to the firm’s reading of North Carolina’s freedom-of-information rules, survey responses are public records so long as they do not include confidential health information or other personally identifying material; Sam said individual responses remain anonymous.
After the presentation the chair invited questions. Board member Mr. Taylor said he had no questions. The board then made and seconded a motion to enter closed session; the motion passed by voice vote.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved an unspecified item by motion (motion text and mover not recorded in the transcript).
