Provided by School Board of the City of Manassas
The School Board of the City of Manassas announced today that it will begin the process of hiring a new superintendent by seeking public input on qualifications. The search follows the announcement of the retirement of current Superintendent, Catherine Magouyrk, effective June 30, 2018.
The School Board has created a survey related to superintendent criteria, which is available at surveymonkey.com/r/ManassasSearch, and will be posted on the home page of the division web site. Hard copies of the survey will also be available at the central office, each school office, and upon request.
In addition to the survey, the Board will hold a public hearing on Jan. 9, 2018 at 7:00 p. m. at City Hall (9027 Center St., Manassas).
“Hiring a new superintendent is the biggest task a school board will face and we want to make sure that the public has a voice in this process,” said School Board Chairman Tim Demeria, “We hope that parents, staff and residents will take time to fill out the survey or attend the scheduled public hearing.”
The School Board selected the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) to assist the board with the superintendent search. A timeline for the search is:
MANASSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH TIMELINE
- Nov. 27, 2017
Announcement to the public of Superintendent Search - Jan. 9, 2018
Deadline for Surveys (surveys open Nov. 27– Jan. 9) - Jan. 9, 2018 (7:00 p. m.)
Public Hearing - Jan. 16, 2018 (6:30 p. m.)
Board Meets to establish Qualifications - Jan. 17, 2018
Provide established qualifications to VSBA - Jan. 22 – Feb. 16, 2018
Receive applications - Feb. 22, 2018 (6:00 p. m.)
Second meeting with the VSBA - March/April
Interviews with candidates - April/May
Announcement of person selected - July 1, 2018
Anticipated start date of person selected
