Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The slate is heavy on Twin Cities talent: Four of the top five candidates for superintendent are currently working in districts within 40 miles of Burnsville.
The bid for the Burnsville superintendent's position is on. Of 31 total applications, recruiting firm School Exec Connect has narrowed the field to five top contenders, all of whom are "squeaky clean" with "no skeletons in the closet." The firm presented the slate to the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education on Monday. The five candidates are: • Joe Gothard, assistant superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin: According to School Exec Connect, Gothard is the second in command at a " highly successful district." He has a master's degree and a six-year superintendent-principal's license. Previous to becoming an assistant superintendent, Gothard was a principal at both the high school and middle school …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Honesty, integrity and transparency will be key concerns as the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district vets candidates to replace outgoing Superintendent Randy Clegg.
In the search for a new superintendent in Indepedent School District 191, it seems that the ability to rebuild "trust" will trump financial know-how. According to a recent report, almost half of those surveyed said that the most important finding a new superintendent who is "honest, trustworthy, and a person of integrity" is of utmost importance. Likewise, about 56 percent of those surveyed said that "lack of trust in the administration" was their primary concern. The results are perhaps a hangover from a controversy that erupted in early March, after it was first reported that former HR Director Tania Chance had left the district with $254,814 severance payout. District officials would not answer questions about Chance's performance …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
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 …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education will soon begin vetting executive search firms.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us Starting this week, the District 191 Board of Education will embark on the next part of its quest to find a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Randall Clegg—the search for an executive search firm. This Thursday, the board will interview a trio superintendent search firms begining at 6:30 p.m. at the Administrative Service Center: Ray and Associates, PROACT Search and School Exec Connect. The three were chosen from a group of five that have submitted proposals. After Clegg announced his retirement in September, the board opted to hire on a consultant to find candidates for superintendent. At the time, board members agreed that a search firm …
Clare Kennedy
12:54 am on Thursday, April 4, 2013
FYI, I'll have an update on this very shortly. Within the hour perhaps. more ›