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Pine Island culls interim superintendent applications
Mon, Aug 20th, 2012
Posted in Pine Island Education
Posted in Pine Island Education
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The Pine Island School Board went beyond its August 13 meeting goal of specifying job qualifications for interim superintendent applicants. After establishing requirements and setting a system for grading candidates, the board decided to screen the 24 applications submitted so far, and to narrow the list of prospects to four.
Timeline
The appraising-without-delay befit the board’s tight timeline. August 15 to 22, board members intend to interview finalists, check references and offer the job. The hiring date is August 24; the start date, Sept. 4.
The interview panel will include at least four board members (a quorum). Pine Island school principals, Tammy Berg-Beniak (K-8) and Kevin Cardille (9-12), may participate if they choose to.
Requirements
To reach the interview stage, candidates must earn strong scores in:
• Years of experience in educational leadership.
• High student achievement during the applicant’s administration.
• Background in collaborating with staff, school board and the community.
• Experience in handling a budget similar in size to Pine Island school’s.
• Suitability to Pine Island. (“I’m not sure someone from a big district on the East Coast is what we’re looking for,” Board Chairman Jeff Leland said.)
• Skills in negotiation (for teacher contract talks next spring).
A successful applicant must also hold a Minnesota superintendent license.
The interim post will run through June 30, 2013. If the temporary superintendent wants to pursue the permanent opening, he or she will have to reapply.
The quest for a long-term administrator will involve more complexity than the interim job procedure with its hurry-up timeline. “It will be a grander process,” board member Rob Warneke said.
In Other Business
The board unanimously approved a recommendation by Activities Director Craig Anderson to hire an assistant cross country coach. The program has grown, he told board members, and now with more than 31 athletes out for the sport, coach Amy Northrup needs some help.
The board will meet again at 7 p.m., August 20, at the school.
Timeline
The appraising-without-delay befit the board’s tight timeline. August 15 to 22, board members intend to interview finalists, check references and offer the job. The hiring date is August 24; the start date, Sept. 4.
The interview panel will include at least four board members (a quorum). Pine Island school principals, Tammy Berg-Beniak (K-8) and Kevin Cardille (9-12), may participate if they choose to.
Requirements
To reach the interview stage, candidates must earn strong scores in:
• Years of experience in educational leadership.
• High student achievement during the applicant’s administration.
• Background in collaborating with staff, school board and the community.
• Experience in handling a budget similar in size to Pine Island school’s.
• Suitability to Pine Island. (“I’m not sure someone from a big district on the East Coast is what we’re looking for,” Board Chairman Jeff Leland said.)
• Skills in negotiation (for teacher contract talks next spring).
A successful applicant must also hold a Minnesota superintendent license.
The interim post will run through June 30, 2013. If the temporary superintendent wants to pursue the permanent opening, he or she will have to reapply.
The quest for a long-term administrator will involve more complexity than the interim job procedure with its hurry-up timeline. “It will be a grander process,” board member Rob Warneke said.
In Other Business
The board unanimously approved a recommendation by Activities Director Craig Anderson to hire an assistant cross country coach. The program has grown, he told board members, and now with more than 31 athletes out for the sport, coach Amy Northrup needs some help.
The board will meet again at 7 p.m., August 20, at the school.
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