Burnsville School Board Opts for Executive Search Firm with Local Connections
In spite of concerns about insider influence, the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education agreed to hire School Exec Connect, a company with extensive ties to the Twin Cities.
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education unanimously selected School Exec Connect as its headhunter of choice on Thursday night, with some reservations. School Exec Connect will be tasked with finding a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Randy Clegg, who announced his retirement in September after receiving a mixed performance review. Though the board was "violently in agreement" as Board Member Bob VandenBoom quipped, there were some lingering concerns about the company's closeness to the Minnesota education scene and its track record. School Exec Connect is nine-year-old company based out of Highland Park, IL. The firm has worked primarily in the midwest and east, including neighboring school districts like Shakopee and …
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Mr. M
12:53 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
yes Emma, good question. He is voluntarily quitting by retiring, so he should not get anything. After the Tania Chance incident, he should feel compelled to give the district back the $250,000 he cost it. Let's make sure we get a new school board in as well. more ›