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Former finalist describes prior superintendent search process as inclusive
Summary
A participant who went through the last district superintendent search described a multi-stage process with staff, board, community and student input and said it offered broad community engagement.
At the meeting a speaker who had been through the district's previous superintendent search described the earlier process in detail, saying it included four interview groups (classified staff, licensed staff, board/superintendent panel, leadership team), two nights of initial rounds with three candidates per night, a full-day finalist visit with community leaders and student groups, a community forum of roughly 100 people and surveys for attendees.
The speaker said the involvement of employees and the community helped the board make a final decision and described the experience as positive: "I personally thought it was a really, really great process," the speaker said. Board members discussed borrowing elements of that timeline and approach as they draft an updated plan for the current recruitment.
The board noted that any internal candidate should be given a transparent process and that committees and staff would be responsible for administering the application, screening and interview phases regardless of whether a consultant is hired.
