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Villisca and Corning boards review superintendent-search survey, set tentative schedule
Summary
At a March 16 special joint meeting, the Villisca Community School District and Corning Community School District boards heard EDWise consultant Paul Tedesco summarize superintendent-search survey data and finalized a tentative search schedule; minutes record approval of the agenda and unanimous adjournment.
The Villisca Community School District and Corning Community School District boards met in a special joint session March 16, 2026, at Southwest Valley High School to review results from a superintendent-search survey and to finalize a tentative search schedule, according to the boards' minutes.
President Jason Poston called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Roll call listed Directors Williams, Mullen and Shipley (via phone) present for Villisca; Corning directors Stephanie Hodapp, Ryan Shuey, Trent Roberts and Adam Boswell also were listed as present. Jessie Forsythe is recorded as Villisca board secretary; Jodi Lyddon is recorded as Corning board secretary. Paul Tedesco of EDWise, the district's search consultant, attended with three additional visitors.
The minutes state that the boards "held discussions with Paul Tedesco from EDWise regarding data from [the] superintendent search survey" and that "a tentative search schedule was also finalized." The minutes do not include detailed survey findings or a calendar of specific dates for filing, interviews, or finalist announcements.
Before the substantive discussion, Director Williams moved to approve the meeting agenda; Director Mullen seconded and the motion carried unanimously. After the EDWise presentation and schedule discussion, Director Williams moved to adjourn, with Director Mullen seconding; the motion carried unanimously and the meeting concluded at 8:14 p.m.
The minutes are signed "Respectfully submitted, Jessie Forsythe" and by President Jason Poston. The record does not list additional follow-up dates, deadlines, or the finalized schedule details beyond the notation that a tentative schedule was set.
