The Moorhead School Board held its first work session with Minnesota School Boards Association consultants on Jan. 8, beginning the search for a new superintendent for Moorhead Area Public Schools. The search is due to the retirement of Lynne Kovash, who has served as superintendent since July 2008.
Board members reviewed superintendent search-related training and planned the search timeline. They had first discussion of position hiring criteria, stakeholder involvement, initial salary discussion, position advertising, and search procedures.
More information, including the search timeline, will be available the week of January 22.
The School Board is soliciting input from school district staff and community members to help in the search for the new superintendent. To give your input, complete the Moorhead Area Public Schools Superintendent Search Survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5P92HKW. The survey link also can be found at https://www.moorheadschools.org/superintendentsearch.
Hard copies of the Moorhead Area Public Schools Superintendent Search Survey may be picked up at the district office 2410 14th St. S., Moorhead. Completed surveys should be returned by January 29, 2018.
The input gathered through the survey will help shape the candidate interview questions. The survey will open on January 16, 2018, and close on January 29, 2018, at 11:59 p.m.
The School Board will approve the hiring criteria and vacancy brochure in January, and board members will develop interview questions and procedures in February. MSBA will hold staff and community listening sessions and interviews.
Finalists are to be selected for interviews in March with the goal of hiring a superintendent by early April. The new superintendent would begin July 1, 2018.