| Community have role in search For Superintendent District to choose finalist in April JULISSA TREVINO Posted: 01/15/2013 08:13:43 PM CST About 60 community members will participate in focus group sessions in early February to give their input on the selection of a new superintendent of Burleson ISD.
The search for a new superintendent, led by the Dallas-based firm School Executive Consulting, Inc. that was chosen by the school board Jan. 3, will follow a timeline approved at a recent special school board meeting.
"The firm we hired had the best interview and was the best fit for our district," said school board president Beverly Volkman Powell.
Said Superintendent Richard Crummel on the hire of School Executive Consulting, Inc.: "Dr. Mike Moses in charge of the firm is the former commissioner of education. He has a wealth of contacts. He's highly qualified."
Burleson residents, including parents, seniors, business owners, teachers and city officials, will participate in the focus groups Feb. 13. Residents not involved in those sessions will still be able to submit input at the Burleson ISD website.
According to Superintendent Richard Crummel, who announced in November that he would retire at the end of the school year, the district has not used this process in 11 years. Powell said the district will look for strong leadership skills in candidates.
"What we want to do is find the strongest leader we can who posesses the qualities to deal with the budgetary issue," she said.
The school board submitted a list of qualifications to the search firm they'd like to see in the new superintendent; among them are experience in a growing district, experience in improving student performance levels, experience in continuous improvement, experience in bond elections and construction in the district, and collaborative leadership skills.
Crummel said he wants the next superintedent to fit into the community.
"I want the person who is a good fit for Burleson," Crummel said. "That means being a family man or woman, being young enough that they have fire in their belly, and [someone] who has experience, because you can't learn on the job; you have to hit the ground running."
Interviews will be conduced throughout March, said Powell.
The finalist will be named in early April, said Crummel. Until then, candidates will be interviewed and discussed in closed session only by the full school board to give privacy to those who are still employed with other districts. It is the sole school board responsibility only who interviews, discusses, and has the final decision, after full input from the community, in selecting, working with, monitoring, developing policy, and evaluating a superintendent.
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