School Board chairman calls for input meetings in superintendent search
Palm Beach County School Board Chairman Frank Barbieri has proposed a schedule of community meetings to receive public input as the board begins its search for a new superintendent.
Barbieri asked fellow board members to submit other comments and suggestions to the board office before the panel’s next meeting.
“I plan to incorporate all of their comments, ideas and suggestions and bring back a final plan for their review,” he said.
The chairman also arranged for Dr. Wayne Blanton from the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) to address the board by phone to discuss using FSBA to conduct the board’s national search to find a replacement for ex-Superintendent Art Johnson.
The schedule of public meetings is as follows:
Tuesday morning, Sept. 13 – Meeting with external partners group 1, School Board and Tim Center of the Collins Institute for input on strategic plan.
Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 13 – Meeting of school district administrators and supervisors with School Board and Tim Center of the Collins Institute.
Tuesday evening, Sept. 13 – Meeting with internal partners (i.e., teachers, assistant principals and other administrators who don’t attend the superintendent’s administrators and supervisors meetings, non-instructional personnel, representatives of our employee groups – bus drivers, clerical, food service, maintenance workers, etc.), with School Board and Tim Center for input on strategic plan.
Wednesday morning, Sept. 14 – Meeting with external partners group 2, the School Board and Tim Center for input on strategic plan.
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 14 – Meeting with external partners group 3, the School Board and Tim Center for input on strategic plan.
Monday, October 3 – Evening meeting at Palm Beach Gardens High School or Dwyer High with School Board and facilitator for community input.
Tuesday, October 4 – Evening meeting at Atlantic High School with School Board and facilitator for community input.
Wednesday, October 5 – Evening meeting at Lake Worth High School with School Board and facilitator for community input.
Thursday, October 6 – Evening meeting at Glades Central High School with School Board and facilitator for community input.
The groups are comprised of:
External partners group 1: Coalition of Black Student Achievement, Urban League, Aspira, Hispanic Human Resource Council, Haitian Community Council, Guatemalan Mayan Center, NAACP, Coalition for Independent Living Studies, ESE Coalition, and other groups that may be selected by the Board.
External partners group 2: Business Development Board, Economic Council, Business Forum, Education Commission, representatives of the various committees that serve as advisory committees to the District or the Board, and other groups that may be selected by the Board.
External partners group 3: Children Services Council, Criminal Justice Commission, representatives from League of Cities, mayors and other municipal officials, Chambers of Commerce, County Council of PTAs, School PTAs, PTOs and SACs, and other groups that may be selected by the Board.
