By RONI REINO rreino@fosters.com |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
DURHAM — Oyster River School Board members will hear on Wednesday suggestions to work with a hiring consultant for the high school principal search.
During the beginning of the Monday Core Committee meeting, board members made an exception to open the meeting up for public. High School Senior Class President Ethan Hotchkiss asked the committee to reconsider allowing the student representative on the high school principal search committee to vote.
"It was suggested one non-voting student be on the search committee," he said. "I should think that we've proved well enough of our intent that we should have a vote."
At the last Core Committee meeting, member Henry Brackett had suggested the student member have input for a new principal, but no vote. After hearing response from community members, he said he had reconsidered his previous position.
"I think the students with the council that is currently in place would pick a good representative," he said.
After some discussion and suggestions, the committee determined it would support a voting student member on the search committee. With suggestions from Brackett, a proposed makeup for the search committee might consist of three regular high school teachers, a guidance teacher, a special-education teacher, an administrator, a principal, a student, two school board members and five or six community members.
"I tried to go with a smaller committee," Brackett said. "But I've decided maybe the larger committee wouldn't eat up a lot of time because the consultant would help speed things up."
The first high school principal search committee had consisted of 15 community and district related members.
The Core Committee agreed to suggest the School Board would recommend the two board members and six community members, the high school student council would suggest the student representative and Superintendent Howard Colter would appoint the five teachers, principal and administrator.
"It will be Howard's (Colter) committee," Brackett said. "But I think we have some responsibility to help structure the committee."
Committee Member Krista Butts said she was hoping to see representation from each grade level at the high school, suggesting four regular teachers instead of three, after which Brackett said he felt the staff would be able to represent the entire school.
After hearing how many members Brackett was suggesting, committee member Ann Lane agreed it was a good idea.
"I think an important factor is that we are approaching the summer and there will be people with conflicts at time," she said. "So if people have to miss meetings, there will still be a good representation."
The group is also expected to suggest to the School Board to work with a hiring committee. Members are still waiting to hear a bid from the New Hampshire School Board Association and have already received a recommended fee of $5,176 for assisting the district with publicizing the vacancy and recruiting candidates.
The Core Committee is also suggesting the search committee look for candidates with experience as a principal or as an assistant principal with budgeting experience.
Butts recommended during the selection process that after the final interviews potential candidates have with the School Board, there is a 24-hour period between deliberation and receiving Colter's recommendation. Her suggestion comes after she said she felt rushed during the last principal search process.
"Everyone else has had time to think about it," Butts said. "We should also have time to think about it."
Any community members interested in being a member of the high school principal search committee may send their request either by e-mail to orcsdsb@orcsd.org or by mail to 36 Coe Dr. Durham, NH, 03824. Members of the previous search committee may reapply.
During the beginning of the Monday Core Committee meeting, board members made an exception to open the meeting up for public. High School Senior Class President Ethan Hotchkiss asked the committee to reconsider allowing the student representative on the high school principal search committee to vote.
"It was suggested one non-voting student be on the search committee," he said. "I should think that we've proved well enough of our intent that we should have a vote."
At the last Core Committee meeting, member Henry Brackett had suggested the student member have input for a new principal, but no vote. After hearing response from community members, he said he had reconsidered his previous position.
"I think the students with the council that is currently in place would pick a good representative," he said.
After some discussion and suggestions, the committee determined it would support a voting student member on the search committee. With suggestions from Brackett, a proposed makeup for the search committee might consist of three regular high school teachers, a guidance teacher, a special-education teacher, an administrator, a principal, a student, two school board members and five or six community members.
"I tried to go with a smaller committee," Brackett said. "But I've decided maybe the larger committee wouldn't eat up a lot of time because the consultant would help speed things up."
The first high school principal search committee had consisted of 15 community and district related members.
The Core Committee agreed to suggest the School Board would recommend the two board members and six community members, the high school student council would suggest the student representative and Superintendent Howard Colter would appoint the five teachers, principal and administrator.
"It will be Howard's (Colter) committee," Brackett said. "But I think we have some responsibility to help structure the committee."
Committee Member Krista Butts said she was hoping to see representation from each grade level at the high school, suggesting four regular teachers instead of three, after which Brackett said he felt the staff would be able to represent the entire school.
After hearing how many members Brackett was suggesting, committee member Ann Lane agreed it was a good idea.
"I think an important factor is that we are approaching the summer and there will be people with conflicts at time," she said. "So if people have to miss meetings, there will still be a good representation."
The group is also expected to suggest to the School Board to work with a hiring committee. Members are still waiting to hear a bid from the New Hampshire School Board Association and have already received a recommended fee of $5,176 for assisting the district with publicizing the vacancy and recruiting candidates.
The Core Committee is also suggesting the search committee look for candidates with experience as a principal or as an assistant principal with budgeting experience.
Butts recommended during the selection process that after the final interviews potential candidates have with the School Board, there is a 24-hour period between deliberation and receiving Colter's recommendation. Her suggestion comes after she said she felt rushed during the last principal search process.
"Everyone else has had time to think about it," Butts said. "We should also have time to think about it."
Any community members interested in being a member of the high school principal search committee may send their request either by e-mail to orcsdsb@orcsd.org or by mail to 36 Coe Dr. Durham, NH, 03824. Members of the previous search committee may reapply.
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