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Superintendent SearchBoard receives report on attributes most desired in next superintendentAt its work session January 28, the District 112 School Board reviewed the report identifying the most important attributes desired in the new superintendent. The report, generated by the search firm School Exec Connect, reflects the priorities of 227 staff, students and community members who participated in focus groups, community meetings, interviews and online feedback. The attributes serve as the lens through which the search firm will screen possible candidates for District 112's next superintendent. Candidates are screened through the month of February. Semi-finalists will be brought to the Board for initial interviews on March 4 and 5. The Board's schedule calls for finalists to be interviewed the week of March 15. January 4, 2010 Dear Eastern Carver County Public Schools Stakeholders: The Eastern Carver County School Board has contracted with School Exec Connect, a superintendent search firm, to assist with the search to replace retiring superintendent David Jennings. Board members wished for you to be informed of the process that we will be following as we conduct the search for a new superintendent. Additionally, we hope that you will give your input to assist us in making the best selection possible. To begin the process, the School Exec Connect consultants, Dr. Kenneth (Ken) Dragseth Mr. Robert (Bob) Ostlund, and Dr. David Clough will meet with Board members, school staff, parents, students and community members individually and in focus groups in the next couple of weeks to determine the challenges, strengths, goals of our district and what characteristics or skills you would like to see in a superintendent. Additionally, our staff and community members will have the opportunity to give confidential written feedback to the consultants via our website. Using this information, we will develop a profile of the desired skills and characteristics in the next superintendent. The position will be advertised and candidates will be recruited nationally from December 21 to March 1. On March 4, the Board and consultants will meet to review and select candidates to be initially interviewed. The Board will interview five or six recommended candidates on March 4-5, and narrow the field to two or three finalists. The next round of individual interviews will occur March 15-17. Each candidate will be invited for an all day interview process including open forums that will be available to staff, students and community members and a final formal Board interview. At this point, the Board will ask staff, students and community to provide input into the selection. You will be able to do this by participating in an open question and answer session with each candidate and then filling in a feedback form to be shared with the Board. We plan to act on the new superintendent's contract in late March. You may give your confidential feedback to us by accessing the Eastern Carver County School District website at www.district112.org. You may also send the feedback electronically to the consultants at mdragseth@comcast.net or fax the feedback form to 847-579-1586. Please feel free to contact Ken Dragseth (952-210-2790), Bob Ostlund (612-308-8997) or David Clough (847-644-5556) if you have any questions regarding the search. We look forward to your assistance in this search process and believe that your input will help us make the best possible choice for your next superintendent. Sincerely, School Board, Eastern Carver County Public Schools v Rod Franks, Chair Dick Tirk, Vice Chair Diane Koban, Treasurer Lisa Anderson Ken Hiller Jim Leone Sally Stuckey | ||||||||||||||
