Monson Public Schools Superintendent Search

• Friday, February 7:

​​Online survey, compiled by MASC, published to staff, families, students, members of the community.

​​The district should plan to share this link on their various means of communication and share on the district website. 

Link to the district survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/monson25​

School Committee will receive the district profile form for compilation and return to MASC no later than Friday, February 14.
 

• Wednesday, February 12:

​Online public input session at 6:00 PM

Zoom Link:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84818872098?pwd=BDIN546ICIeCImA5Xouhed8bxPj53O.1

 

• Thursday, February 13:

​​In-district day for gathering of input: staff meetings after school at Monson High School and Granite Valley School for direct feedback on profile of superintendent, meeting with central office staff, meeting with student council.
Public input: In-person session at 6:00 PM at Quarry Hill Community School (in the school committee room).

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• ​Friday, February 21:​​

​Online survey closes for compilation with above input.

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• Thursday, February 27:

​​Monson School Committee meets to review the report from stakeholder input, review district profile, and approve position description.

Working meeting held at 6:00 PM.

School Committee creates positions on search committee and decides on the appointment process.
 

• Friday, February 28:

Position posts on MASC website and is shared on the distribution list.
 

• Tuesday, March 18:

Search Committee meets for MANDATORY training session, 6:00 PM

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• Friday, March 28:

​​Position closes.
Search Committee members receive all confidential applications for their review.

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• Monday, March 31:

Search Committee meets to agree on interview question topics.
Search Committee then meets in executive session to review applications and select semi-finalists.

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• Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10 INCLUSIVE:

Search Committee meets in the evenings for confidential interviews with selected semi-finalists.

Search Committee selects finalists to recommend to the School Committee. 

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• Wednesday, April 16:

Monson School Committee meets in a working meeting to receive the report of the Search Committee @ 6:00 PM.
School Committee determines site visit assignments (see below) and date(s) of interview.

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• Weeks of April 28 and May 5:

Site visits of: 

• Finalists to Monson for a full school day of visiting schools, meeting staff and students, closing with meet and greet for public.

• School Committee members go to finalists’ home districts for full school day visits.
  Members of the Committee should prepare to work together to arrange such time these weeks.

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• Week of May 12:

Interviews (if not conducted above)
Selection of next superintendent of the Monson Public Schools