SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT/RECRUITMENT
The Board is committed to maintain a state of readiness for the eventuality of a planned or unplanned change of the District’s executive leadership. To that end, it is the policy of the Board of Education to establish and maintain a succession plan to ensure the orderly transition of leadership and the achievement of the District’s mission and goals.

In addition, it is the policy of this Board to assess the future leadership needs of the organization periodically. This will help to ensure continuity of leadership by the selection of a qualified and capable leader who is a good fit for the District’s culture as reflected by its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.

When a vacancy in the superintendency occurs, the Board shall recruit aggressively on its own, or may hire an experienced consultant knowledgeable in "superintendent search procedures" in an effort to fill the position with the most capable person available. The President of the Board may serve as the official liaison to the consultant.

The Board shall consider only those candidates who meet both state and local qualifications (as determined by the "committee of the whole") and who display the ability to successfully carry out the duties of the Superintendent.

The Board shall solicit applications from qualified members of the staff; list the vacancy with placement offices at selected educational institutions in Michigan and in neighboring states; and advertise the vacancy in national educational publications with the assistance of the search consultant.

Applications for the superintendency shall be screened, and those candidates who appear to be most promising shall be interviewed in public session.

The Board may create an opportunity to solicit structured public opinion on their expectations for the successor Superintendent.