Early work is fully underway for a new superintendent at USD 252 Southern Lyon County, and the next step in the process is a big one.
USD 252 Board President Emily Darbyshire says there will be a special Board of Education meeting with the Kansas Association of School Boards to gather input on “desired superintendent characteristics” by Feb. 2. The Kansas Association of School Boards is leading the search effort, and Assistant Executive Director of Leadership Services Britton Hart says this essentially prioritizes the desired qualities in the district’s next leader.
Hart also says there will be a community survey sent to all district patrons, perhaps as soon as next week.
That will be followed by a special board meeting with KASB to get a report from KASB’s screening committee by Feb. 17.
The interview schedule will be announced Feb. 21. From then to March 1, finalists will be announced individually before their respective interviews, followed by a special board meeting to select and announce the new superintendent.
Hart says Southern Lyon County is part of a second wave of superintendent searches this academic year. The first wave actually developed with searches beginning in November, meaning announcements for those districts in January.
The new superintendent will supplant Mike Argabright, who has led USD 252 since 2006 and was the Kansas School Superintendents Association’s Superintendent of the Year as announced late last year.
