By RONI REINO
rreino@fosters.com
Friday, May 6, 2011
DURHAM — Oyster River School District Core Committee members are expected to present next week what type of high school search committee it wants.
At a Thursday afternoon Core Committee meeting, members discussed who would make up the search committee for the new high school principal and if they should hire a consultant to help with the selection process.
Core Committee members include School Board Chair Henry Brackett, Superintendent Howard Colter and School Board members Ann Lane and Krista Butts.
When discussing the possible make up of the new search committee, Colter said he'd like to see a fair amount of school staff selected, suggesting at least one teacher from each grade level be represented.
Brackett suggested the search committee be comprised of five teachers, two administrators, two school board members, possibly two community members, and one non-voting student.
If there was only one community member, Brackett suggested the student might vote with the committee.
"I'd like to see a search committee that is smaller than 15," he said, referring to the previous search committee.
The Oyster River School District may also work with a hiring consultant and has already reached out for bids from New England School Development Council (NESDEC) and the New Hampshire School Board Association. They are expected to find a third firm to ask for a bid.
In a letter dated May 4 from NESDEC Executive Director Arthur L. Bettencourt, School Board members and Colter were presented a suggested search process where NESDEC would help create a timeline for the search, develop a job description, publicize the vacancy and help with the candidate recruitment process.
The letter also indicated a proposed fee of $5,176 for assisting the district with publicizing the vacancy and recruiting candidates. It also includes secretarial and clerical services. There is an additional $2,540 for photocopying, telephone, postage consultant travel expenses and consumable supplies.
Optional additional expenses include a search brochure ($850), a communitywide needs assessment ($365) and a workshop for the interview and selection process ($950).
Members are still waiting for an estimate from the New Hampshire School Board Association.
Butts said she was leaning toward working with the New Hampshire School Board Association, adding the organization has worked well with the district in the past.
"It's important we have someone who knows New Hampshire well," she said.
The committee has yet to make any decisions and is expected to make a recommendation to the School Board next week.
Members will meet again at 12:15 p.m. on Monday in the Oyster River School District Central Office at 36 Coe Drive to further discuss the make up of the search committee.
The committee is expected to present its recommendation at the School Board meeting on Wednesday, April 11.
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