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Scotia-Glenville board debates whether superintendent search should be a formal board goal
Summary
Trustees disagreed about framing the superintendent search as a formal goal; many members favored making transparency, community engagement and a firm timeline explicit board goals and asked to finalize goals on Aug. 17.
Board members spent substantial time debating whether identifying and hiring the next superintendent should be recorded as a board goal or treated as an inherent board responsibility. One board member said the superintendent search is the board's core duty and not a separate 'goal'; others argued a written goal with timelines would ensure accountability.
Multiple trustees proposed related priorities: making the superintendent search process transparent and including community engagement, setting deadlines, restoring career-pathway programs (trades and BOCES connections), and cleaning up board policies. The chair proposed discussing and finalizing board goals at the Aug. 17 meeting so work can begin before the school year starts.
