Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Texas' third-largest school system, could name its new superintendent as early as May 23.
Dozens of community members met with consultants leading the search Thursday to detail the qualities they'd like to see in the next leader of the 106,000-student northwest Harris County district.
Some said they want a career educator with success in an increasingly diverse and fast-growing district.
"This district wants, needs and deserves someone who has that proven track record," said Mike Moses, former Texas education commissioner and former Dallas ISD superintendent.
Moses and attorney David Thompson's firm, School Executive Consulting, are leading the search for Cy-Fair's next superintendent.
The new leader will be faced with the daunting task of balancing the district's budget in the face of state funding cuts while keeping pace with exploding enrollment, Thompson said.
School Executive Consulting is the same group that plucked current Cy-Fair Superintendent David Anthony from a Dallas-area district in 2004.
After seven years on the job, Anthony announced earlier this year that he will leave the district in June to become chief executive officer of Raise Your Hand Texas, an education nonprofit.
Thompson and Moses have conducted about 40 superintendent searches in the past decade. Cy-Fair hired the firm for about $22,000 — one-fifth of what the Houston ISD paid a different consulting firm in 2009 to hire Terry Grier from San Diego.
According to a tentative timeline, applications for the post are due April 21. The firm is expecting 25 or 30 candidates.
Five to seven applicants will be interviewed the first week of May, and two or three finalists could be interviewed the second week of May.
"This is not etched in stone," Moses said.
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ReplyDeleteIt is official and has been confirmed, the Cy Fair ISD board intends to vote away our Homestead Exemptions tonight. Reliable trusted sources say that they have a vote 4 to 3 for the removal of the exemption. Please bring everyone you know and come to the meeting June 13th at 6:00 at 10300 Jones Road, Houston, Texas. If you would like to talk to the board arrive around 5 to sign up, 20 people will get 3 minutes to talk. Our taxes are about to go up again. Later in the year they also intend to raise our tax rate, sometime before our bills are mailed out. They do not need to raise our taxes, they need to cut spending ! This means that at the end of the year everyone will be hit with a tax bill that they have not escrowed funds to pay. Many people are struggling to raise their families and keep their homes. Many will not be able to afford this added burden that is soon to blindside them.
Three Trustees just recently ran on the platform that they voted to keep our Homestead Exemptions. Tonight they intend to remove it. Hopefully with enough protest and people present at the meeting we can convince one of these trustees to keep their campaign promise.
Don Ryan - Position 6
John Ogletree – Position 5
Bob R. Covey – Position 7
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Sue Blackburn