School Board Invites Residents to Superintendent Search Meeting

The members of the Rye City School District Board of Education cordially invite residents to attend a meeting November 17 in the Rye High School Media Center at 7:30 p.m. to assist the Board in establishing direction for the selection process for the new Superintendent of Schools.

The members of the Rye City School District Board of Education cordially invite residents to attend a meeting November 17 in the Rye High School Media Center at 7:30 p.m. to assist the Board in establishing direction for the selection process for the new Superintendent of Schools.

The Board is facing the most important task any school board ever faces, replacing its chief school officer, and are confident residents will want to be a part of this process.The first, and probably the most important, part of the process is to identify the personal and professional qualities and experiences that the Rye community would like the new Superintendent of Schools to possess.

At this meeting, residents will have an opportunity to meet one or more of the search consultants from School Leadership, LLC which has been engaged by the Board to assist it in the search. The consultants will describe the process and estimated timetable for conducting the search. The remainder of the meeting will be devoted to hearing participant responses to three prompts: (1) From your perspective, what would attract a highly-qualified educator to seek the position of Superintendent in our school district? (2) What do you see as some of the major leadership challenges that the new Superintendent will face over the next three to five years? (3) What types of prior experiences and personal and professional qualities would you hope the new Superintendent will have?

Information from this meeting, and from other meetings with members of the Rye school community, will be synthesized into a set of search specifications that the Board anticipates approving in December. These specifications will then guide the Board of Education as it undertakes the search for the new Superintendent.

If unable to attend this meeting, residents may still share input by completing a questionnaire that is available on the District’s website, www.ryeschools.org. You can submit the form by mail, fax, or email to any of the addresses listed on top of the questionnaire, no later than November 18. The survey can also be completed electronically through the Survey Monkey website, www.surveymonkey.com/s/ryesupt.