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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Lancaster ISD wants public in on superintendent search

By Bill Conrad of Lancaster TODAY

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Lancaster citizens wanting a say in the hiring of the new Lancaster ISD superintendent have a chance to share their input with a search firm May 26.

Arrow Educational Services was hired by the district in April to conduct the search. Arrow has worked with several districts in the area including DeSoto, Midlothian and Mabank.

Arrow has formed a questionnaire for Lancaster residents and district employees to gauge what people believe is important in a new superintendent and help them form the criteria that will be used to make a recommendation to the board.

The questionnaire can be found on the district website and must be returned to Arrow by May 26.

Arrow has already received several applications for the position. After the process closes, it will conduct interviews and make a recommendation to the school board. A new superintendent is set to be named before school starts in August.

The superintendent position became vacant when former Superintendent Larry Lewis agreed to resign effective July 31. Under terms of the settlement which was reached Feb. 2, Lewis is still being paid by the district but is not involved in the running of the district. Lewis had been under investigation since June 2008 and on administrative leave since October 2008.

Dana Marable was appointed as the interim superintendent in December and will serve the district until a permanent superintendent is hired.

The meeting with Arrow will take place in the Lancaster High School Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The high school is located at 200 E. Wintergreen Road.


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Acntx Anonymous

I already filled out my form online and sent it. This is our opportunity to finally get a competent and effective leader in Lancaster ISD. I hope many people will participate in this process. Our teachers, students, and community deserve it!

5 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )

estherspeaks Anonymous

This is an extremely poor survey. If the search team does not ask more specific questions than this then we will get another Larry Lewis. This team and the board of trustees need to be asking how a superintendent can turn this district around as far as community trust, budgetary and financial issues as well as academic standards being raised. We do not need the continual educational legalese that sounds good but does nothing to change the direction of this district. We need to ask the hard qustions and demand specific answers before we put our faith in another leader. Lancaster does not need another fiasco like we have had in the last five years.

5 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )

jefmelch Anonymous

I was, for a moment, hoping that "ACNTX" had filled in the form applying for the superintendent's job.

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