NORTHBOROUGH SOUTHBOROUGH SURVEY ON THE SUPERINTENDENCY

Northborough and Southborough - Challenges

The Northborough, Southborough and Northborough Southborough Regional School Committees seek your input into the process of selecting a new superintendent of schools. Please respond to these questions.

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* 1. What are the most important issues for you as we begin the process to select a new superintendent to take office in June 2014.

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* 2. What are the strengths of the district that you want to see preserved or protected?

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* 3. What are the areas where improvements and change need to take place?

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* 4. What are the personal characteristics and attributes you would seek in the next superintendent?

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* 5. What specific professional skills, abilities, and talents would you seek in your next superintendent?

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* 6. What are the most important goals and outcomes you have for the Northborough and Southborough Public Schools that the next superintendent must pursue and reach?

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* 7. How important is it to you to have a superintendent who has a working knowledge of and experience within the Northborough, Southborough, and Northborough Southborough Regional School district?

Not Important

Somewhat Important

Important

Very Important

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* 8. Should the selection committee decide to interview internal candidate(s) before seeking candidates who are not currently working as administrators in the district, what steps would you like to see in the screening of these current educators? Please check all that apply.

Allow all internal candidates to apply.

Interview all internal candidate(s).

Provide an opportunity for district educators to interview candidate(s).

Provide an opportunity for students to interview candidate(s).

Provide an opportunity for the public to interview candidate(s).

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* 9. Although there are currently no plans to change the administrative structure of our district, which administrative structure would you prefer?

Keep the current structure (one superintendent for Northborough K-8, Southborough K-8, and Algonquin)

Hire two superintendents (one for Northborough, one for Southborough, and a headmaster for Algonquin.)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please use this space to provide any additional comments. Thank you for participating in this survey.

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* 11. Please indicate your status (check all that apply).

Student

Parent or Family Member

Community Member

Civic Leader

District Staff (Non-Educator)

District Staff (Non-Administrator)

District Staff (Administator)

Other (please specify)

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* 1. What are the most important issues for you as we begin the process to select a new superintendent to take office in June 2014.

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* 2. What are the strengths of the district that you want to see preserved or protected?

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* 3. What are the areas where improvements and change need to take place?

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* 4. What are the personal characteristics and attributes you would seek in the next superintendent?

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* 5. What specific professional skills, abilities, and talents would you seek in your next superintendent?

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* 6. What are the most important goals and outcomes you have for the Northborough and Southborough Public Schools that the next superintendent must pursue and reach?

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* 7. How important is it to you to have a superintendent who has a working knowledge of and experience within the Northborough, Southborough, and Northborough Southborough Regional School district?

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* 8. Should the selection committee decide to interview internal candidate(s) before seeking candidates who are not currently working as administrators in the district, what steps would you like to see in the screening of these current educators? Please check all that apply.

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* 9. Although there are currently no plans to change the administrative structure of our district, which administrative structure would you prefer?

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* 10. Please use this space to provide any additional comments. Thank you for participating in this survey.

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* 11. Please indicate your status (check all that apply).

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* 12. If you wish to identify yourself, please do so here. This is not required to take the survey.