Board agrees to revisit assistant superintendent job description; trustees ask for principalship requirement and regional comparison

The board discussed a proposed assistant superintendent job description and directed staff to compare regional job descriptions and add specific qualifications before moving to recruitment.

Several trustees expressed that the draft reads as generic and recommended including a minimum of principalship experience. One board member recommended at least 10 years of successful experience in education composed of five years of teaching and five years as a building principal, along with a master’s degree and valid superintendent certification. Brooke Manningham, the district director of human resources, recommended posting the position with a note that the job description was under review to begin building a candidate pool, while others said they preferred finalizing the job description before accepting applications to avoid mismatches during screening.

Why it matters: The assistant superintendent role is senior leadership in the district; trustees want a description that ensures candidates have required school leadership and budget experience before a search proceeds.

Clarifying details: Trustees asked staff to gather surrounding districts’ assistant superintendent job descriptions and to return the revised description at the next board meeting. Staff proposed posting the vacancy with a note that the description is under review only if the board agreed.

What’s next: Staff will revise the job description to reflect requested experience and qualifications and present the updated draft for board consideration at the next meeting.