Superintendent Search
Information & Timeline
Superintendent Howard Hunigan, who has diligently served the needs of our students, staff and communities for the last four years, will be retiring at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. Accordingly, our district has begun the process of hiring a new Superintendent. This process will involve the feedback from all stakeholders including parents, students, staff, administrators, and members of the community. In furtherance of this process, the Board of Education has hired the Illinois Association of School Boards to assist in the search for a new Superintendent.
Accordingly, Community Forums were held at each campus during the month of October. Parents, students, staff members, elected officials, and community members gathered together to share their vision of the characteristics they wanted to see in the new Superintendent.
An online Superintendent Survey was also offered during the entire month of October, allowing all community members, an opportunity to anonymously share their opinions and ideas regarding the criteria for the next Superintendent. The online survey was available on each campus website and the district website.
Stakeholder Interview Sessions were also held during the month of October for District 227 staff and elected officials as an additional avenue for feedback.
The information gathered from the forums, interview sessions and surveys will be used by the Illinois Association of School Boards to identify the traits and skills needed in the next Superintendent, referred to as the “candidate criteria.” The candidate criteria will then be used by the Board of Education to identify prospective candidates in the selection and interview process.
Below is a tentative timeline of the District 227 Superintendent Search:
September 15, 2009
Illinois Association of Schools Board (IASB) presents an overview of the search process.
September 15 , 2009
IASB is hired by the Board of Education to assist in the Superintendent Search.
September 16, 2009
IASB posts the “Vacancy Announcement” on their website. To view, click here.
October 2, 2009
The Online Survey is open to parents, community and staff through October 30th.
October 15, 2009
Community Forums are held at Rich East and Rich South, in conjunction with the Rich South PTSO organization and the Rich East Booster Club. The forums are open to ALL members of our eight communities. IASB will conduct on-site stakeholder interviews with staff, village officials, chamber of commerce members, civic organization leaders, students, parents and administrators on this same date.
October 21, 2009
Community Forum scheduled at Rich Central, in conjunction with the Rich Central
PTSO organization. This forum is open to ALL members of our eight communities.
IASB will conduct on site interviews with staff, village officials, chamber of commerce
members, civic organization leaders, students, parents and administrators on this same
date.
November 18, 2009
IASB Findings Released. To provide transparency and help cultivate community awareness and involvement in the process, the IASB Findings Report is posted on the district website. The report details the findings of the community forums, stakeholder interview sessions and surveys.
November 18th - November 25th, 2009
Online survey extended. To provide more opportunities for our community to share their thoughts and ideas, the Board of Education, in conjunction with the IASB extends the survey for an additional week. The survey link is posted on the district and campus websites. All staff are notified via email. An eCommunicator message is extended to registered members of the eCommunicator system and an Autodialer alert is sent to all parents.
December, 2009
The Board of Education develops the “candidate criteria” based on findings of the community surveys, parent surveys, staff surveys, focus groups, community forums and stakeholder interviews. IASB advertises the vacancy based on the identified candidate criteria.
January 15, 2010
Deadline for receiving applications and credentials.
February 2, 2010
Based on the candidate criteria, IASB submits six finalists for consideration to the Board of Education.
February 12 - February 13, 2010
Board of Education interviews six finalists screened and submitted by IASB
February 16, 2010
Four finalists proceed to the next round of interviews.
February 24, 2010
Organizational meetings of the six community-based committees who will interview each of the four finalists.
February 26, 2010
Tours of each campus with four finalists
February 27, 2010
The six committees interview each of the four finalists. An evaluation of each finalist is submitted to the Board of Education
February 28, 2010
The Board of Educaiton interviews each of the four finalists.
March 9-10, 2010
Site visits with finalist(s)
March 16, 2010 (tentatively)
A final candidate is recommended by the Board of Education and a vote is taken.
July 1, 2010
Contract for the new Superintendent begins.