Superintendent Search

Timeline

(Subject to Adjustment)

February 12	School Committee meets and confers with Consultant to: Confirm timeline(s) * Approve online survey approach for stakeholder input Discuss recruiting materials, advertising, and strategy
February 13-20	Stakeholder input begins Communications (website, email, media) Collect online survey responses - Closed Chair announces Screening Committee composition - Results
February 24	School Committee meets with Consultant to: Analyze online survey responses Approve qualifications and selection criteria Review materials for advertising
Last Week of February	Advertising materials finalized for web postings, brochure mailing, any print ad Opening is posted.
First Week of March	Screening Committee meets for orientation (executive session) *
March 15	Application deadline Credential reviews and scheduling interview times by Consultant
Third Week of March	Screening Committee meetings as needed to select semi-finalists, and conduct initial interviews (executive session) *
Last Week of March	Screening Committee presents a list of finalists (two (2) to four (4) candidates) to the School Committee via Consultant (Screening Committee is discharged)
April 14-17	Finalists visits to Beverly (day) and interviews with stakeholders and Committee (open session, evening)
April 17	School Committee votes to appoint Superintendent finalist: Negotiations Subcommittee bargains Contract
First week of June	Contracted Superintendent visits District, begins contract, if possible, for on boarding while school is in session, as negotiated with finalist **
July 1, 2025	Induction - Superintendent begins tenure **
It is critical that all members of the Screening Committee be present for all semi-finalist interviews to enable participation in voting for finalists. Setting meeting dates for the Screening Committee before recruiting can be invaluable in keeping the search on track by ensuring that interested volunteers are able to make the scheduled meetings. Further the Screening Committee will be a fair and equitable representation of Beverly Public Schools stakeholders whose role will be to narrow down the field of candidates to a set of finalists. Selected finalists will be invited to a site visit where all members of our school community may attend to meet the finalists, ask questions, and provide feedback. *The induction date is subject to change depending on the selected candidate’s availability.