Input on school leader sought
By Kathi Keys
Staff Writer, The Courier-Tribune
ASHEBORO - Input is now being sought from the community on what qualifications
Randolph County Schools' next superintendent should have.
The public has two means to provide this input - through forms now available
at locations throughout the county and at community meetings planned next
month at each of the county's four high schools.
The search is now under way for a new superintendent who will replace
retiring Superintendent Dr. Bob McRae who announced last September he would
leave in June. Applications, due Feb. 15, have been sought since mid-December.
To assist in this search, the Randolph County Board of Education is seeking
input from community citizens on the qualifications they consider important
for the new superintendent.
Forms on which citizens can make comments have been placed at all Randolph
County library branches, local chambers of commerce and schools.
Citizens can pick up a form, complete it and fax it to (336) 334-4093
or email their information to Dr. Frances Jones, who is assisting the board
in its search. Jones' email address is ffjones@uncg.edu.
The forms or emails are due by Tuesday, Feb. 15.
Additionally, citizens and staff members can attend open community meetings
to be held in each high school district.
All meetings will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the high school theaters
according to the following schedule:
* Tuesday, Feb. 8 - Eastern Randolph High School.
* Thursday, Feb. 10 - Randleman High School.
* Tuesday, Feb. 15 - Southwestern Randolph High School.
* Thursday, Feb. 17 - Trinity High School.
Jones, who was selected in November to conduct the search for the school
board, will compile the community input for the board's review. She also
assisted the board four years ago when Worth Hatley retired.
The superintendent vacancy has been widely distributed throughout the
state and information also provided to Virginia and South Carolina school
officials.
The position has also been posted on statewide association websites -
those of the N.C. School Administrators Association and the N.C. School
Boards Association.
After the closing of the application process, the school board will start
reviewing applications and begin interviewing top candidates in early March.
The school board wants to make a decision on the new superintendent by
mid-April.
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