Schools
D58 Seeks Feedback for Leadership Profile in Superintendent Search
D58 is looking for community involvement in its search for a new Superintendent.
From D58:
The Board of Education has launched its search for a new superintendent to replace Paul Zaander, who will retire at the end of the 2011-12 school year.
The Board of Education voted in October to retain the services of School Exec Connect to assist with the search process. This firm specializes in assisting boards seeking to hire superintendents. A very important early step in the search process is to identify the characteristics the Board of Education will be looking for in the new superintendent.
Community members are encouraged to participate in a leadership survey, which will be available on the District 58 website, www.dg58.org, through Wednesday, November 30. The feedback gained from the survey will assist the consultant and the board in creating a leadership profile for the search.
The board's goal is to conduct interviews in January and February and take action on the new superintendent's contract in March. He or she would assume duties on July 1, 2012.
The full superintendent search schedule is as follows:
Find out what's happening in Downers Grovewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
November—Consultants will place ads, conduct focus groups
November/December—Consultants will recruit candidates, accept applications, screen applicants
Find out what's happening in Downers Grovewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
January 18, 2012—Consultants present candidates to the Board of Education
January 24, 25, 30—Board's first interviews with selected candidates
February 6, 7, 8—Committee interviews and board's second interviews with final three candidates
Mid to late February—Finalist offered position, details finalized
March 12, 2012—Board action on new superintendent's contract
July 1, 2012—New superintendent assumes duties
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.