HYA Executive consultants are in Park City this week conducting more than 40 focus groups seeking input on what the community is looking for in its next superintendent of Park City School District.
“The focus groups today have included interested community members and employees. We appreciate the directness and thoughtfulness in their responses,” said Darline Robles, HYA consultant. ” “This information will guide the board in its selection of a new superintendent. Everyone’s honest and participation is great appreciated.”
The consultants retained by the Board are Robles, the former superintendent of Los Angeles County Office of Education, and currently an associate dean Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. She is also the former Superintendent of Schools for the Salt Lake School District. Carmella Franco spent 36 years in public education and retired as Superintendent of Schools of Whittier School District in California. She currently serves as Director of the Association of California School Administrators Superintendents’ Academy in Whittier.
The Board of Education has asked the consultants to meet with the following groups:
–Cabinet members
–Teachers
–Principals
–Parents
–District Office Staff and District Directors
–PCHS student leaders
–PTO/PTA Leadership (school and district level)
–School Community Councils
– Education Association and Classified Employee Leadership
–Classified and Support Staff
–Park City Police Chief and Resource Office, and Park City Fire Chief
–Communities That Care & Summit County Mental Wealth Alliance
–News Media
–Park City Education Foundation executive board
–Park City Chamber of Commerce
–Sunrise and Park City Rotary Clubs
–City Council and County Council
–Park City Community Foundation
A Community Forum is being held tonight, Feb. 5, for anyone who wants to offer opinions on what characteristics and strengths the board should consider for the next Superintendent. Tuesday, Feb. 6, a Community Forum will be conducted in Spanish. Both meetings are from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. at the District Office. Robles will return to Park City on Feb. 13 to conduct a focus group with elementary teachers (due to Parent-Teacher Conference conflicts this week).
HYA will conduct an online survey, both in English and in Spanish, Feb. 9-16. The survey will be sent to all parents via PCSD Chat and will also be available to the community on the district website.
Following the focus groups and survey, conducted this week and next, Robles and Franco will develop a leadership profile and present it to the board on Feb. 27.
A national recruitment process will take through March 31.