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Board approves CESA 7 contract to lead superintendent search; consultant outlines timeline and community survey
Summary
The district contracted CESA 7 to run the superintendent search. Aaron of CESA 7 described a tentative timeline, a public/staff survey to shape candidate criteria, an advisory committee option, and a public website to post search updates and applicant information.
The Wrightstown board approved a contract with CESA 7 to facilitate the district’s superintendent search after a presentation by Aaron of CESA 7.
Aaron described a tentative timeline for recruitment and candidate review, recommended using a public- and staff-facing survey to identify desired candidate traits and priorities, and proposed a public website and dashboard where community members could follow search updates and access nonconfidential information. He described an advisory-committee model — composed of staff, community members and possibly administrators — to help vet candidates in the first round while the board retains final hiring authority.
Chair (speaker 2) introduced CESA 7’s presenter, and Aaron (speaker 3) said the search could be posted as early as December and noted CESA 7 would work with district staff to limit extra meetings by scheduling planning sessions on existing board dates. Aaron said the survey output can be loaded to a public visualization tool so the board and community can filter responses by stakeholder group.
A motion to approve the CESA 7 contract was made by Officer Jessica (speaker 10), seconded by Director/staff (speaker 6), and passed by voice vote. Committee member (speaker 4) noted that CESA 7 offered a discounted rate for the work.
Next steps: the district will finalize the contract and begin scheduling planning meetings and the community-staff survey process to inform recruitment and interview planning.
