Superintendent/President Search Timeline and Committee
Search Timeline*
Subject to change ONLY under extenuating circumstances.
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Date |
Activity |
Who is Responsible |
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Week of November 2 |
Enlist feedback from all Board members on desired traits and characteristics in the next superintendent/president |
Board President, Consultant |
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Week of November 2 |
Start review/refresh of previous job descriptions/position announcement. |
Consultant |
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November 9 |
Special Board Meeting: Overview of key elements of the search, review draft timeline, determine search committee composition, review of draft job description/position announcement. |
Consultant, Governing Board |
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November 16 |
Board Meeting: Review updated search timeline/process. Action to approve: final position announcement and search committee composition. |
Governing Board |
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Nov. 19 – Jan. 14, 2022 |
Recruitment—Deadline: Jan. 14, 2022. |
Consultant, HR |
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Dec. 10, 2021 |
Search Committee Meeting #1: EEO training, orientation/overview of search process and timeline, preparation for application screening and first reading of draft interview questions. |
Consultant, HR, Committee |
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January 11, 2022 |
Board Meeting: Status update to Governing Board & community update. |
Consultant, Governing Board |
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January 18-19, 2022 |
Screen applications for minimum qualifications. |
HR, Consultant |
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February 4, 2022 |
Search Committee Meeting #2: Finalize interview questions. Screen all eligible applications; selection of applicants to interview. |
Consultant, Committee |
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February 16-17, 2022 |
Search Committee First Round Interviews (2 days); recommendation of finalists to Governing Board. |
Consultant, HR, Committee |
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March 1, 2022 @ 4 p.m. |
Special Board Meeting (closed session) to prepare for superintendent/president finalist interviews with full Board. |
Governing Board, Consultant |
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March 2, 2022 |
Online public announcement/presentation of finalists to the community. |
Consultant, PIO, Tech Services |
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March 2022 |
Finalist background checks |
CCSS Staff |
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March 11, 2022 (special meeting) |
Finalist interviews with full Board, open forums, and campus tours. |
Governing Board, Consultant |
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March 15, 2022 |
Board approves appointment of superintendent/president |
Governing Board |
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Week of March 14, 2022 |
Possible board visit to top finalists’ current employment (optional, to be decided by Board) |
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March 22, 2022 |
Special Board Meeting: Board approves appointment of superintendent/president |
Governing Board |
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April 5, 2022 |
Board considers approval of employment contract. |
*as of February 15, 2022 |
Search Committee Composition
- 1 Student Trustee
- 1 representative of the Associated Students of Hartnell College
- 2 representatives of the Academic Senate
- 1 representative of Hartnell College Faculty Association
- 3 representatives of classified staff (1-CSEA Union, 1-Confidential, 1-L-39)
- 3 representatives of management personnel (1 VP, 1 Dean, 1 Director)
- 5 community members, one from each of the following industries or groups: K-12 educational system (Hartnell District), Agriculture, Nursing/Allied Health, 5 Cities, and Hartnell College Foundation
- 1 Governing Board member