North Marion SD 15 board approves 11-member screening committee for superintendent search
May 15, 2024 | North Marion SD 15, School Districts, Oregon
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The North Marion SD 15 school board on a virtual work session approved an 11-member screening committee to review superintendent applications and recommend candidates to the board.
Consultant Robert told the board the application window closed on May 12 and that the screening committee will assess applications virtually and deliver its recommendations to the board for an executive-session review on May 23. "So we're gonna present to the board a slate of 11 people to be on the screening committee," Robert said as he described the slate and its balanced makeup of parents, community members, teachers and classified staff.
Board discussion focused on confidentiality and logistics. Robert emphasized that committee members will sign confidentiality agreements and will not have candidate names disclosed publicly unless candidates advance: "Their name won't necessarily get out unless they make it in the final," he said. A board member (speaker 4) moved to approve the slate "as shown," a second was received, and the chair called for a voice vote. "All those in favor of, screening process as presented, please say aye," the chair said; members answered in the affirmative and the motion was approved by voice vote (no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript).
The board set preliminary dates for the search timeline: first-round interviews on May 30 (consultants recommended in-person interviews for local candidates), finalist visits and community forums on June 6, and a target for final selection in early June. The consultant said committee members will receive training (a Zoom session) and access to application materials after signing confidentiality agreements; recordings and emailed documents will be provided for those who cannot attend training live.
The board’s approval clears the way for the screening committee to begin scoring applications and recommending 5–7 candidates to advance to interviews. The consultant said weekly updates will be sent to the board and staff will post required meeting notices for any executive-session deliberations.
The board adjourned at the end of the work session.
Consultant Robert told the board the application window closed on May 12 and that the screening committee will assess applications virtually and deliver its recommendations to the board for an executive-session review on May 23. "So we're gonna present to the board a slate of 11 people to be on the screening committee," Robert said as he described the slate and its balanced makeup of parents, community members, teachers and classified staff.
Board discussion focused on confidentiality and logistics. Robert emphasized that committee members will sign confidentiality agreements and will not have candidate names disclosed publicly unless candidates advance: "Their name won't necessarily get out unless they make it in the final," he said. A board member (speaker 4) moved to approve the slate "as shown," a second was received, and the chair called for a voice vote. "All those in favor of, screening process as presented, please say aye," the chair said; members answered in the affirmative and the motion was approved by voice vote (no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript).
The board set preliminary dates for the search timeline: first-round interviews on May 30 (consultants recommended in-person interviews for local candidates), finalist visits and community forums on June 6, and a target for final selection in early June. The consultant said committee members will receive training (a Zoom session) and access to application materials after signing confidentiality agreements; recordings and emailed documents will be provided for those who cannot attend training live.
The board’s approval clears the way for the screening committee to begin scoring applications and recommending 5–7 candidates to advance to interviews. The consultant said weekly updates will be sent to the board and staff will post required meeting notices for any executive-session deliberations.
The board adjourned at the end of the work session.
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