A bond designed to make improvements to five key district buildings has once again been stalled.
The board decided it would be best to wait until after a new superintendent took the reins. Kay Lewis has said this will be her final year in the role.
“I don’t think this can be the first thing on the community’s mind,” said Kevin Heisler regarding the bond, and the board as a whole seemed to agree.
The board tabled hiring an additional wrestling coach for the coming season, despite the fact the program has many new students, making itit hard to provide one-on-one coaching.
An additional item of interest is that the board was notified, following a meeting of the ANW Co-op, that virtual students will continue to be treated as full-time equivalent status.
Superintendent Kay Lewis presented her monthly report in writing, since she was having to remain in quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposure.
However, these unusual circumstances made it possible for the board to discuss hiring a new superintendent.
The bulk of the meeting involved Dr. Hart consulting with the board, “coaching them,” so as to make a successful superintendent hire.
Hart had already collected a lot of data from community surveys and a focus group (some of which came from students), and he collected additional data from the board members themselves.
Much of the data collected had to do with the values of the Humboldt community, and in turn the values and personality of a potential candidate.
For instance, Hart and the board talked about community pride, creativity, experience, communication, morale-building, honesty, accountability and more.
One key feature that board members also returned to, along with integrity, was the importance of being student-centered in one’s approach.
Hart further spoke with the board about leveraging things like the new sports complex to make the district look attractive, and encouraged them to consider ahead of time what an appropriate salary range for the superintendent’s position might be.
That said, it appears the contract for the incoming superintendent will be very similar to that of the current one.
