Editorial: Intense schedule set for school supt. hire

Buckle your seat belts. The ride ahead is mind-boggling, but it will be over by the end of June.
At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Dr. Rod Green of the Michigan Association of School Boards laid out his schedule for getting a new superintendent on board by July 1.
He said he would post the position on Wednesday with a salary range of $130,000-$145,000. (Supt. Van Tassel made $139,000.) Dr. Green said he already has had eight applications for the job and expects 25-30 before it’s over.
The process starts next Monday when Dr. Green arrives at 11 a.m. at BHS for a series of meetings with teachers, administrators, support staff, and students. At 7 p.m. Monday the board’s work/study meeting at BHS will be mostly for community input. He’ll do a presentation and get comments from the public on what they want in a superintendent.
Also, they’re pushing an online survey on the district’s website that takes 15 minutes to complete and will be online for only eight days.
On April 18, the board will hear Green report on what he has heard and they’ll do a tentative profile. Also, they work on the contract. Deadline for applications is May 10. By May 13 the board members will have copies of them all. In May they’ll screen it down to six who will be interviewed publicly on May 24 and 25, with the public suggesting questions. Second round of interviews is May 31. Then, or soon after, there will be a choice.