Superintendent Search: Public Forums and Survey

 Dear Members of the North Shore Schools Community,

The members of the North Shore School District Board of Education cordially invite all members of the community to attend one of two meetings on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in the Central Administration Building, 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. or Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the North Shore High School Theatre, 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, to assist the Board in establishing direction for the selection process for the new Superintendent of Schools. The Board is facing the most important task any school board ever faces, and we are confident that you will want to be a part of this process.

 

The first, and probably the most important, part of the process is to identify the personal and professional qualities and experiences that the North Shore community would like the new Superintendent of Schools to possess. At this meeting, you will have an opportunity to meet one or more of the search consultants from School Leadership, LLC which has been engaged by the Board to assist it in the search. The consultants will describe the process and estimated timetable for conducting the search. The remainder of the meeting will be devoted to hearing participant responses to three prompts: (1) From your perspective, what would attract a highly-qualified educator to seek the position of Superintendent in our school district? (2) What do you see as some of the major leadership challenges that the new Superintendent will face over the next three to five years? (3) What types of prior experiences and personal and professional qualities would you hope the new Superintendent will have?

 

Information from these meetings, and from other meetings with members of the North Shore community, will be synthesized into a set of search specifications that the Board anticipates approving at its meeting on November 18, 2021. These specifications will then guide the Board of Education as it undertakes the search for the new Superintendent.

 

If you are unable to attend these meetings, we would ask that you complete the brief online survey which can be found at the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/noshoresupt, or can be picked up at your local library and other establishments, which provides an additional means for obtaining your input.

 

Thank you in advance for participating in this important process.

 

Sincerely,

David Ludmar

President

North Shore Board of Education