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Subcommittee Minutes April 14, 200Y
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:00 p.m. Lyle Kirtman of Future Management welcomed the members of the Subcommittee
to the meeting in the Superintendent's Conference Room. Present were Lyle Kirtman, Donna
Daly and Bill Hurley of Future Management. Also present were Subcommittee members Linda
Carey, John Doherty, Richard Foley, Carol Grimm, Carl McFadden, John O'Connor, Chuck
Robinson, Rick Schubert and Camille Visconti. Ms. Daly stated that Karen Callan and Gael
Phillips Spence were unable to attend this evening's meeting.
Mr. Kirtman discussed the need for a Chair for the Subcommittee.
Mr. Schubert nominated Carol Grimm as Chair of the Subcommittee. Mr. Foley seconded
the nomination. The vote was 9 -0.
The Committee reviewed and discussed the leadership profile. The Committee proposed
additions to the profile. Mr. Kirtman stated that a revised leadership profile would be forwarded
to Committee members for review.
The Committee discussed whether it was in the best interest of the district to have a residency
requirement and /or a Ph.D. requirement for the next Superintendent. After discussion it was the
consensus of the Committee that they would not limit the search in any way, including imposing
a requirement for residency or Ph.D.
The Committee discussed whether they would increase the number of interviews if internal
candidates applied so as to give each internal candidate the courtesy of an interview. After
discussion it was the consensus of the Committee that all internal candidates would receive the
courtesy of an interview.
The Committee discussed the proposed timeline for the Superintendent search. The next meeting
of the Committee was scheduled for May 15, 2003.
ADJOURN
At 8:55 p.m. Mr. Schubert moved to adjourn. Mr. Robinson seconded the motion. The
vote was 9 -0.