The Daviess County Board of Education plans to name a new superintendent by April 15, according to the timeline they laid out during a meeting on Monday. Current Superintendent Matt Robbins announced earlier this month he will retire on August 1.
The job will be posted on the KSBA website this week once the board finalizes the wording of the ad. The board is still figuring out the criteria they want to be listed, though they agreed to describe the salary as negotiable based on experience rather than providing a specific monetary range.
A screening committee will be formed to assist in the search process. The committee will include:
- One board member (appointed by the board chair)
- One principal (elected by district principals)
- Two teachers (elected by district teachers)
- One classified staff (elected by district classified staff)
- One parent (elected by presidents of school PTOs)
- One minority parent (only if a minority is not already selected in one of the above; elected by all parents)
The application window will open on January 24 and will close on February 25. The screening committee will then meet with the Board of Education on February 27 to discuss the selection process, including criteria to look for in the candidates. The committee will meet on March 5 and 18 to review applications before submitting a short list of candidates to the board on March 21.
The Board will conduct interviews starting March 25, with the goal of naming the new superintendent on or before April 15.
