which is it ~The timeline they decided on was to select a consultant by Jan. 12? The search committee won't be using a consultant ....???

CCISD school board sets timeline for superintendent search

Dec 19, 2006 07:39 PM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - With the November elections out of the way the Corpus Christi Independent School Board members have been focusing on the task of finding a permanent superintendent.

The district's search committee met Tuesday to lay out a timeline for the process. The timeline they decided on was to select a consultant by Jan. 12. The superintendent's position would be posted on Feb. 15.

Applications would be accepted for a three-week period and the opening would close on March 2. Finally, the goal is to have the superintendent hired by April 30 to be in place for the next school year.

The search committee won't be using a consultant to do the superintendent search this time. The school board voted against the use of a search firm just over two weeks ago. What they did agree to during Tuesday's meeting, was to hire a consultant to handle the resumes in a confidential manner and make certain they are conducting the search properly .

"I'm deadline oriented, so I want to see dates and tasks associated with those dates, that we're communicating clearly both with the public and our fellow board members about what we think the path forward might look like," Carol Scott of the CCISD School Board said.

The superintendent search first began back in January, after Superintendent Jesus Chavez resigned to accept the top job in the Round Rock Independent School District. Since then, the district has made two failed attempts to find a replacement.

Two candidates, Dr. Tito Guerrero from Stephen F. Austin University and Dr. Patricia Watkins from Rhode Island, pulled their names out of consideration back in June. In July, Battle Ground, Wash., Superintendent Shonny Bria was named the sole finalist for Chavez's job, but she eventually withdrew her name.

The school board finally decided to put the search on hold until after the November elections. Scott Eliff has been serving as acting superintendent in the meantime.

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