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Recruiting and Selecting a Superintendent--as Viewed by a School BoardPresident. Ers Monograph

The author of this monograph, president of the Pittsford (New York) Board of Education, describes and evaluates her school board's experience in recruiting and selecting a new superintendent. The Pittsford school board hired a team of three consultants to assist in the search for candidates. The board members agreed ahead of time to reach consensus on desired characteristics of a new superintendent and on the major problems and goals of the school district. The author advocates frank self-evaluation by the board of its policies and decision-making processes. She describes the process of publicizing the position, consulting the community and district staff, processing applications, interviewing candidates, and preparing the contract. She emphasizes that the board's task does not end with the hiring of a new superintendent. Ongoing evaluation of the superintendent's job performance in context of the total school district's operation is essential. This monograph also contains job announcement publicity, the report of the consultants, suggested candidate interview questions, and other materials. (Author/DS).

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