1996-03-18 School Committee Minutes

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SPECIAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING 2 MARCH 18, 1996 The Superintendent stated non - parents community members could direct their interest to RMHS School Council member Rachel Baumgartner. This would create a Screening Committee of fifteen members. The Chairman would be Dennis Richards who would serve as a facilitator and non - voting member of the screening process. After the selection of the fifteen member committee a cross section of this committee would meet with focus groups. Dr. Harutunian advised that any five members of the Screening Committee would meet with the Focus Groups: • the Reading School Committee; • the Reading Memorial High School faculty; • the Reading Memorial High School students; • the Reading Memorial High School, School Council; • the Reading Memorial High School P.T.O.; • the Reading Public Schools principals. He noted that an evening would also be scheduled where the community -at -large would be invited to speak directly to the Screening Committee about the qualities they desire for the future princi- pal. The Screening Committee would then screen the applicants and select between twelve and fifteen candidates to interview. The fifteen member Screening Committee would be split into two groups chaired by an administrator. Each of the potential candidates would be given two back -to- back half hour interviews with each Screening Committee group. One group would focus on the running of the high school and the mechanics of being a high school principal and the other group would focus more on how the high school will articulate with the other six schools and the Reading community -at- large. The Superintendent stated upon the completion of the interview process, both committees individually would rank the candidates and meet collectively to agree on a pool of four to six can- didates to recommend to him. Then public interviews would be held as well as a meeting with the Reading school principals. After these meetings, the Superintendent said, he would establish two groups, "A" and "B ", of 2 -3 finalists. He added he .would then conduct an on -site interview with each of the "A" group candidates, he would then follow with an extensive and lengthy interview. Dr. Harutunian stated if he felt he had a successful candidate in group "A" he would then appoint. If he is uncertain about the group "A" candidates he would then move forward with two to three principals in "B" group. He continued by pointing out his list of candidates would be in alphabetical order.