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Committee notes procedural updates to superintendent‑hiring policy (3.40)
Summary
Policy 3.40 — the district's superintendent hiring process — is being updated; members discussed whether to use search firms or internal staff, confirmed the policy retains standard steps, and treated the revision largely as informational for board review.
Committee members reviewed updates to policy 3.40, which governs the superintendent hiring process, and discussed the balance between using external search firms and relying on qualified internal staff.
A staff member explained the policy revisions are mainly procedural updates: "The last 2... in the policy, we also have steps... it's being updated... it's more of an FYI, folks." Members noted some districts use firms for searches while others rely on a qualified staff panel; the committee emphasized the need to ensure qualified staff or an appropriate firm handles recruitment and vetting.
The committee did not adopt substantive changes at the meeting; staff will incorporate the procedural edits and present the updated policy language for first reading at the next board meeting.
