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Superintendent: resumes anonymized and rubric used to hire coaches; athletic placement rules explained
Summary
Trustees asked how the district ensures appropriate coaching hires; the superintendent said resumes are anonymized and screened with a rubric and outlined the athletic placement (playing-up) process, including the Tanner test and play-time requirements.
Trustees asked what due diligence the district applies when hiring coaches and whether volunteer coaching positions are offered in-house or externally. The superintendent said the district anonymizes resumes and evaluates candidates using a rubric so that selections focus on experience, the ability to work with students, and fit with school administration and the athletic director.
"Basically, what we've done with the hiring process in order to ensure its integrity is to anonymize resumes so that when we get the resumes, we're looking through the lens of a rubric that then determines who we want to interview," the superintendent said. On athletic placement, he described state rules affecting playing-up requests (e.g., the Tanner test, and a fifty-percent playing-time consideration) and said the district will review forthcoming state guidance and meet with athletic director Tom Baker to follow up.
The board encouraged transparency about coach vacancies and hiring steps; trustees said public answers to frequently asked questions help avoid repeated one-off inquiries and support community understanding.
