Politics & Government
Outside Firm to Help With Superintendent Search
The process will be similar to when Dr. Penberthy was hired nine years ago.
The Brentwood Board of Education will use an outside firm to guide the process of hiring a new district superintendent.
It's the same process the school board used nine years ago when it hired Dr. Charles Penberthy, the current superintendent who at the end of the school year.
School board president Chris Jones made the announcement during a meeting on Tuesday night in the Brentwood School District Conference Center.
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The board hasn't released the name of the firm yet, but a representative will be interviewed at the next school board meeting on Sept. 20, Jones said.
Using focus groups with faculty, staff and community members, the firm will build a profile for what the school district seeks in a new superintendent.
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It will then lead advertising efforts and conduct the search for a replacement. Jones said it will be the board's "sole discretion," to interview and make the final selection.
The board aims to name the new superintendent by the end of 2011.