Last month, Dr. Marc Liebman announced his retirement as Superintendent of the Berryessa Union School District, after 6 years with the district. His retirement will be effective at the end of July.
In order to facilitate our search, the Board will contract with a search firm. The firm provides a whole host of services that districts need in order to conduct a state-wide search. First, the search firm meets with stakeholders in the community (parents, teachers, board members, etc) to craft a description of what qualifications are expected from applicants. The firm will then post the position and use their networks to find candidates locally, statewide, and nationally.
The search firm conducts all background and reference checks and makes sure the board follows appropriate interview procedures and assure confidentiality of the candidates that apply. Once the Board settles on a candidate, the firm will help negotiate the final contract. Some firms even follow up by facilitating a team-building session between the Board and new Superintendent.
The search firm conducts all background and reference checks and makes sure the board follows appropriate interview procedures and assure confidentiality of the candidates that apply. Once the Board settles on a candidate, the firm will help negotiate the final contract. Some firms even follow up by facilitating a team-building session between the Board and new Superintendent.
A search firm guarantees that all viewpoints are incorporated into the process, enables casting as wide a search as possible, and makes sure that candidates are well vetted before they are hired. Making a bad hire would cost the district far more than the cost of the search firm.
Four search firms submitted proposals to the Board. We will be interviewing those firms on Sunday, March 13, in an open session.
Our district needs to hire an excellent Superintendent to keep us focused on academic achievement and moving in the right direction. We are committed to a thorough process to find the cream of the crop. Our students deserve no less.
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I did not know the board has already decided to contact with a search firm.
Thanks for the question. Of course, until the board signs a contract with a specific search firm, there is no commitment to do so. At our meeting this past Monday, the majority of the board articulated agreement that the importance of the selection of our next superintendent requires conducting a very thorough search that only a search firm can offer. The board will be interviewing 4 firms on March 13. At that time, we will probe ways to compartmentalize the cost so that the district only pays for the services we use.
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