201 Hires Search Firm to Find Superintendent

After almost 2 years without a Superintendent, the District 201 Board of Education announced its intentions to contract with a search firm. The Board expects to hire a new Superintendent by March or April of this year. Previously, the Board of Education had decided to allow interim Superintendent, Clyde Senters, to review the resumes that were submitted internally, before involving a search firm. The current vacancy is posted on the Illinois Association of School Administrators, which partners with the Illinois State Board of Education. The vacancy was posted on Dec. 7, 2009.

Hopefully, the posting on the IASA website and the involvement of a search firm specializing in Superintendent searches will increase the number of resumes submitted. The hiring of the Superintendent is the most important job of local school boards. Indeed, the changes that need to be made at Morton West will only become a reality with a strong leader at the top. Berwyn CARES will announce the choice of the District 201 School Board on this blog as soon as the information becomes available.