Press Release: Oyster River Superintendent Search Underway — All Stakeholders Invited to Participate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oyster River Superintendent Search Underway — All Stakeholders Invited to Participate

(Durham, NH - 10/27/11) The Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) School Board has engaged the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) to assist them in the search process for a new Superintendent of Schools.

An integral part of the process involves parent, student, staff, and community participation in focus groups. The groups are designed to obtain participant input about the attributes, experience and knowledge that the new superintendent should possess. The groups also provide an opportunity for participants to identify immediate tasks that the new superintendent should address.

The focus group sessions are defined and held at the Oyster River High School as follows:

• Businesses, Town/State Government, UNH Administration & Clergy – Tues., Nov. 8 @ 4PM, Multi-purpose Room
• Oyster River Community Members – Tues., Nov. 8 @ 6:30PM, Multi-purpose Room
• District Administrators – Thurs., Nov. 10 @ 3:30PM, Multi-purpose Room
• Parents of Current/Future Students – Thurs., Nov. 10 @ 6:30PM, Multi-purpose Room
• Oyster River Students – Mon., Nov. 14 @1PM, Rm. C-120
• District Staff – Mon., Nov. 14 @ 3:30PM, Rm. C-120
• School Board Members – Mon., Nov. 14 @ 6PM, Rm. C-124

NESDEC will conduct the focus group sessions, each lasting approximately 1-1 1/2 hours; there is no limit to the number of participants and no need to register for the session of your choice. Childcare will be available for the Nov. 10 6:30PM parents' session.

The School Board and NESDEC hope that all stakeholders will be able to participate.

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The Oyster River Cooperative School District serves the towns of Durham, Lee, and Madbury, New Hampshire. Approximately 2,100 students attend the district's four schools: Mast Way Elementary, Moharimet Elementary, Oyster River Middle School and Oyster River High School. The Oyster River District mission, "Working Together to Engage Every Learner," supports each student to reach his or her potential.

Visit the ORCSD web site: http://www.orcsd.org

Contact: ORCSD School Board c/o Wendy DiFruscio, ORCSD SAU District Office, 36 Coe Drive, Durham, NH 03824; Phone # 603.868.5100, wdifruscio@orcsd.org