City school board selects consultant to start superintendent search process

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO
STAFF REPORT

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2018 — The Bardstown Board of Education voted Wednesday to use the consulting services of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) to assist with the selection of the district’s next superintendent.

Phil Eason is the KASA consultant who will begin the superintendent search process by establishing a local candidate screening committee.

According to Eason, Kentucky Revised Statutes say that the six-member screening committee is charged with receiving all applications. The committee — by design — represents a cross-section of the stakeholders in the district and will include:

– two teachers, elected by the teachers;
– one board of education member, appointed by the board chair;
– one principal, elected by the principals of the district;
– one parent, elected by the presidents of the parent-teacher organizations of the school district;
– one classified employee, elected by the classified employees of the school district.

The board will review the superintendent candidates recommended by the screening committee. However, the board is not required to appoint a superintendent from the committee’s recommended candidates.

The board of education’s goal is to appoint a superintendent by May 1, 2018 with duties to begin July 1, 2018.

Eason invites those with questions or input regarding the qualities desired of the next superintendent, email him at phil.eason@gmail.com or contact him by phone at (270) 799-1256.

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