Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Board will work with the selected firm or individual to develop a superintendent searchprocess and a timeline for the search activities. At a minimum, the activities will include:1.Through staff, student, and community engagement - develop, to be considered forboard adoption, a profile of desired characteristics for superintendent that incorporatesthe District's goals and the leadership characteristics that the Board and communityconsider requisite for success.2.Demonstrate a candidate identification process that identifies a diverse pool ofexperienced, highly qualified and competent candidates from districts with a similarachievement and community context, reflecting a familiarity with our students' needs.3.Advise the Board on a compensation package that facilitates successful recruitment ofthe quality and experience of Superintendent desired.4.Solicit applications from candidates serving in Oregon and, potentially, regionally andnationally.5.Develop, for board approval, hiring procedures to be used for the position.6.Advise the Board regarding identification and assessment of candidates.a.Develop and distribute recruitment materials that will encourage qualified candidatesto applyb.Engage the current interim superintendent in the recruitment processc.Conduct a search that will include advertising the position broadly in print mediaas well as through an effective web-based strategyd.Conduct personal outreach recruiting to ensure that the applicant pool includeshighly qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiencese.Collect all relevant background information on potential candidates so that thestrengths and weaknesses of each applicant can be assessedf.Assist the Board with prescreening candidates based on clearly delineated criteriag.Assist the Board (or possible advisory committee on the board’s behalf) inevaluating the applicants against the qualifications and criteria developed to createa group of candidates for interviewsh.Assist the Board with reference and related background checks7.Assist with logistics of finalist interviews.a.Assist the Board in determining the process (public or closed or hybrid) that will securethe best pool of finalist candidatesb.Potentially, facilitate visits by the Board to the communities of the finalistsc.Potentially, facilitate community forums and interviews with the finalists8.Ensure a satisfactory conclusion to the search.a.Assist the Board in contract negotiations with the selected candidates
