SOAR

Letter from the School Board

04/12/24, 4:04 PM

Letter from the School Board

SOAR Principal Search 
 

Dear SOAR families and community members,

 

We wanted to provide you with updates, as well as an overview of the principal search and selection process. 

 

Below you will see an overview of the process.  There is more detailed information in the attached document on the key phases, participants and roles in the process.  

 

Dates

Principal Search and Selection Phase

March 20 - April 15

Job posting window and application review

March 22 - April 5

SOAR staff input survey window

SOAR community input survey window

April 16 - 19

Interview phase 1: Phone screening interviews

April 22 - 26

Interview phase 2: School culture interviews

May 2-3

Interview phase 3: Technical expertise interviews: performance tasks

May 2-3

Interview phase 4: Leadership Interviews

May 13

Interview phase 5: SOAR Experience Day (finalists meet students, staff, families and community)

Week of May 20

Board decision and announcement to staff and community

 

Thank you to those who submitted your feedback to us in the community  input survey.  Your input is incredibly valuable in our work as a Board to select the next principal of SOAR.   The survey results for the community survey and the combined staff and community surveys are attached. We have used the information from both surveys to inform our interview design and selection process.  

 

If you have any additional questions or needs for clarity please reach out to us at SOAR.Board.of.Directors@gmail.com.

 

Sincerely, 

The SOAR Board of Directors

 

Rona Wilensky, Board President

Marisela Toscano, Board Vice President

Jamita Horton, Board Secretary

Liane Morrison, Board Treasurer

Michelle Tyrus, Board Member

 

 

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Attachment: 17129577596486_SOAR_Community_Input_Survey_Results_-_SOAR_Principal_Recruitment_Apr24.pdf


Attachment: 17129577596598_All_SOAR_Input_Survey_Results_-_SOAR_Principal_Recruitment_Apr24.pdf


Attachment: 17129577596726_SOAR_Principal_Search_and_Selection_Process_Overview_2024.pdf