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Board decides to run superintendent search internally, declines paid search firm
Summary
After discussing past vendor costs and timelines, the Kenyon-Wanamingo board agreed not to hire a paid search firm and instead to post the opening and screen applicants internally, using MSBA and MASA as posting channels.
Board members debated whether to hire an outside search firm or perform the recruitment themselves. The chair outlined previous approaches and costs and asked the group for preferences; one member asked, "So are we all in agreement that we're not going to use a search firm?" and other members replied in the affirmative.
The board cited budget considerations and the availability of established posting channels such as MSBA and MASA. Members agreed Trisha would prepare the flyer and that the board would manage initial screening and ranking. The group noted that search firms previously reduced the board’s effort by prescreening applicants, but the board opted to take on that work this cycle to control costs and timing.
