Superintendent Search Update

Posted on April 15, 2015 by | 3 Comments

The DeKalb Schools superintendent application deadline passed on April 10th and PROACT Search received applications from 120 candidates.

Gender
Male
Female
Do Not Wish to Disclose		 65%
29%
6%
Race
Black/African American
White/Caucasian
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
Do Not Wish to Disclose		 58%
27%
3%
2%
10%
Years of Relevant Experience
0-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
30+		 15%
4%
13%
19%
17%
16%
16%
Current Geographical Region
East Coast
Midwest
South
West/Southwest
Do Not Wish to Disclose		 27%
25%
24%
17%
7%
Current or Past Ties to DCSD or GA?
No
Yes
Do Not Wish to Disclose		 78%
18%
4%

Next Steps
Check Screening of candidates, including interviews, rubrics, reference checks, and other information
Check Presentation of top 20-25 candidates to the Community Liaison Group on April 23, 2015
Check Presentation of top 8-12 candidates to the Board of Education on April 23, 2015
Check Coordination of first round interviews
Check First Round CONFIDENTIAL Interviews—Early May
Check Selection of Finalist Candidate(s)
Check Coordination of finalist interviews and processing of full background checks
Check Finalist Interview(s)–TBD
Check Deliberation and selection of new Superintendent of Schools for DCSD–TBD
Previous Updates
3/20 – Update From Superintendent Search Liaison Representatives
3/9 – Superintendent Search Update – Liaison Group and Job Profile

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3 responses to “Superintendent Search Update”

  1. DeKalbJohn | April 15, 2015 at 7:13 PM |

    One thing missing from timetable.
    At what date will names of finalists be leaked to media with false rumors about the leading candidate(s) in order to promote a lesser candidate with ties to the good-old-boys network?

  2. Frustrated Dekalb Parent | April 23, 2015 at 9:23 AM |

    Will general info be released about the results Community Liaison Group meeting today? No specifics, just hopefully that all the top candidates have no ties to DCSD?

  3. Stan Jester | April 23, 2015 at 10:03 AM |

    Only one in five candidates that applied has ties to DeKalb. The applicant pool is a variety of backgrounds and diverse cross sections of the country. At the State of the District, this past Tuesday, the chair thanked Mr. Thurmond for his service.
    The top 25 candidates selected by PROACT will be presented to the Community Liaison group this afternoon. Their selections will be presented to the board this evening.
    The confidentiality of the candidates and integrity of this process are my utmost priority. I’m working with the chair to release more information. Stay tuned.