[Letter from Denise Branch, School Board Chair]
Dear Parents & Community Members:
As you may know, Dr. Ty Wessel, who served our district as superintendent for the past few years, has resigned to accept a leadership role with the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District. As a board, we are in the process of searching for a new permanent superintendent and are sending this communication to request your assistance. We have contracted with the Michigan Leadership Institute to assist us with the search and with the recruitment of candidates.
A key to those recruitment efforts is development of a profile of our ideal next superintendent. We are requesting your thoughts on what qualities, characteristics and skills we should be seeking in a new superintendent. It is our objective to have a draft of this profile by August 22, based upon the feedback we receive from as many members of the Northport staff, parents and community as possible. To that end we are requesting that you share your thoughts with us at your earliest convenience. You can do so by responding via email at denise@leelanauproperty.com or by faxing your thoughts to (231)386-7094, or by mailing your thoughts to Denise Branch, Northport Public School, P.O. Box 188, Northport, MI 49670.
The calendar for our search is included below. Please make note of the November dates for interviews. All interviews are open to the public, and we encourage you to attend and submit your questions for the candidates. Our objective is to continue the excellent education that our children receive here in the Northport school system, and we look forward to your assistance and support in pursuit of that end. Thanks for your help and continuing support of the Northport Public Schools.
Sincerely,
Denise Branch
President, Board of Education
August 25 Candidate recruitment begins
October 17 Deadline for applications
October 17 – 27 Candidate screening and reference checks
October 27 Board determines finalists for interview
*November 3 – 5 Initial candidate interviews
November 5 Board determines finalists
*November 10 – 11 Second interviews
November 17 Board visit to final candidate’s district of employment
November 24 Appointment of new superintendent
No later than July 1, 2009 Start date (negotiable)
2 comments:
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY in any leadership position IS THE ABILITY TO LISTEN! Too many bosses think that they have all the answers and like to dictate. They think that asking questions is a sign of weakness. I toiled under several bosses like that and it aint no fun. Mr. G
It's hard to think of any line of work where listening would not be important. Even outside work, among friends, it's crucial. Thanks for the input.
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