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Superintendent Search Finding a Leader For Your Future

BWP Associates Will Help

School Board Presentation Meeting 1

Madison Metropolitan School District

Mission - “Every school will be a thriving school that prepares each student…”

 Dr. Kevin Castner, Albemarle County, VA Superintendent (Retired)  Dr. Debra Hill, IL, Superintendent (Retired)  Broad support from BWP Nationwide Directors and Associates  Relationship with colleagues around the country

MMSD Superintendent Search Team

• Over 800 successful national searches by BWP & Associates
• Superintendent searches completed by team:
• Rochester, NY
• Columbus, Ohio
• Sumter, SC
• Alamance Burlington, NC
• Lower Merion, PA
• Spotsylvania County, VA (2)
• Hanover County, VA (2)
• Alexandria City, VA
• Danville City, VA
• Rockingham County, VA
• Chesterfield County, VA
• Petersburg City, VA
• Falls Church City, VA
• Williamsburg – James City County, VA
• Contact our former clients for references.

Our record of success

 Tailor a process that will support and help the

Board find the best candidate.

 Create community and staff support for the search

effort by involving them in the process.

 Recruit highly-qualified candidates who match profile.  Complete the search within the Board’s expectations.  School Board is the decision maker.

MMSD Superintendent Search Objectives

• 1. Specification
• 2. Recruitment
• 3. Assessment
• 4. Selection

The Four Step Search Process

 Engage employees and community in discussion.  Identify experiences, qualities and skills next

superintendent must possess and demonstrate.

 Create leadership profile and description.  Seek Board approval of profile and post vacancy.  Begin recruiting candidates.

Step 1 - Specification

 Interview Board members  Meet with representatives of various groups  Open forum(s) for employees and community  Online survey posted on district’s website

Collected data allows associates to “specify” a skill set for recruiting and selecting good candidates.

Public Engagement Strategies

 Goal – find

• utstanding

candidates

 Advertise in national

publications and websites

 Nominations from

extensive network

 Personal contacts

Step 2 - Recruitment

Step 3 - Assessment

• Go beyond application references
• Conduct extensive internet

research

• Read “between the lines”
• Our focus is “Match and Fit”!

Exceed Expected Vetting of Top Candidates

 Associates provide information and

materials to assist Board with interviews

Step 4 - Selection

• Work for you and operate in your best interest
• Advise the Board on pros and cons of each decision
• Support Board during every step of search

Support School Board Throughout Search Process

Specifications: Completed Fall 2019

• Board approves profile
• Community Engagement; Survey; - Report Results

Recruitment/Assessment: September – November, 2019

• BWP receives and reviews applications
• BWP screens applications and completes reference checks
• BWP prepares candidate slate; recommendations to Board

Selection: December - January, 2020

• Board selects candidates for interviews
• Board conducts first round of interviews
• Board conducts finalist interviews
• Board selects new superintendent and negotiates contract
• Board introduces new superintendent to community
• Superintendent begins on or before July 2020

Superintendent Search – proposed next steps

Madison Metropolitan School District School Board Leadership Team

Experience demonstrates that people of good will, working for the common good, will always make the best decision(s).