Thursday, May 22, 2008

DMUSD schedules Community Input Forums for superintendent search

On May 14, the board of trustees approved the selection of The Cosca Group to assist in the selection of the new superintendent. The board is committed to obtaining input from all interested stakeholders. Over the next few weeks, numerous meetings will be held across the district with interested stakeholders, including teachers, parents, PTA leaders, Foundation board members, classified employees and administrators. A critical component in the selection process is to obtain input from community members. To achieve that goal, three community input meetings have been scheduled.

During each meeting, the consultants will provide an overview of the process, and then ask three primary questions: What do you see as the strengths of the district? What do you see as the critical issues/needs facing the district? What are the desirable characteristics for the next superintendent?

The consultants will provide the board with a report containing all comments. This information will be used by the board to prioritize the lists of strengths, needs/critical issues, and characteristics. The consultants will then create a candidate profile and brochure to advertise the position.

The community input meetings are scheduled on May 29, and June 2. Details of the meetings are as follows:

  • Meeting 1 (Ocean Air School)
    Date: May 29, 2008
    Time: 7 p.m.
  • Meeting 2 (Ashley Falls School)
    Date: June 2, 2008
    Time: 9:30 a.m.
  • Meeting 3 (Del Mar Hills)
    Date: June 2, 2008
    Time: 7 p.m.

If none of the options to meet personally with the advisors matches your schedule, you may contact them with your responses as follows:

Email to: tcgcorp@sbcglobal.net
Fax to: 707-422-6494