The Warren County R-III School District continues to move closer to a decision regarding its next superintendent. The board, along with contracted consultant Missouri School Board Association …
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The Warren County R-III School District continues to move closer to a decision regarding its next superintendent.
The board, along with contracted consultant Missouri School Board Association representative Brent Underwood, has narrowed a field of 21 candidates down to eight.
Last Saturday a panel of interviews with four of the candidates was conducted in front of a feedback committee consisting of community members, parents, business leaders and a student representative. Underwood facilitated the interviews that lasted nearly eight hours. The district will host another feedback committee panel interview this Saturday with the remaining four candidates.
“The idea is the board is trying to be as inclusive and transparent as possible with their search,” said Underwood. “I’ve been out screening for several months now. What they wanted was some additional perspective from others in the district on what those folks might have in terms of goodness of fit.”
During the sessions, committee members filled out feedback forms that will be compiled by Underwood.
“We feel really good about those feedback teams we’ve got in place, and we can’t wait to see what their comments and preferences are,” said Board President John Clinger.
The board will meet again for its regular monthly session Thursday, Nov. 9, to continue discussion.
“There will we go through data in addition to all the other data we’ve collected, and the board will decide how many of those folks they want to bring back,” said Underwood.
“We’re just trying to do things right and get people involved in our school district more,” added Clinger. “We just felt like this was the healthiest way to do things.”
The board anticipates having a candidate hired by mid-December. Among the final eight candidates, there are seven males and one female. Four are current superintendents and four are assistant superintendents, all are from districts in Missouri. Originally, the candidate pool had applicants from five different states.
“I don’t have any reservation that any of those eight couldn’t come in and be successful,” said Underwood. “It’s just a matter of trying to find that best fit.”
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