Jackson School District Begins Search for New Superintendent

Jackson-(PR)–When it comes to searching for the district’s next superintendent of schools, the Board of Education is in agreement on one thing so far: That the public should have a voice, even before they start looking for candidates.

The next superintendent will take the place of Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella, who is retiring at the end of the 2012-2013 school year after serving the district for 11 years.

The board hopes parents, students and residents will attend a public forum on Oct. 11 from 6-8 p.m. at Jackson Memorial High School and take an online survey that has been posted to the district website to provide feedback. Residents are also encouraged to e-mail or speak to board members around town or at various back-to-school night events in September.

In addition to information about the forum, survey and e-mail addresses for board members, the district website also includes a general timeline for the superintendent search so residents can see the overall process. For example, until mid-October the board is gathering input from the community. Then, moving forward, the board will utilize that feedback to design a job posting and advertisements to prospective candidates. The goal is to complete the process and hire a new superintendent by the spring.

Posted by Ocean County News on Sep 11 2012. Filed under Jackson, Schools. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.