Updates
FINAL CANDIDATES
On May 11, 2017, the Board held a meeting to consider the final candidates. The Board accepted public testimony and the final candidates each provided a brief statement. The Board will announce the name of the finalist once a signed contract is in place. (May 15, 2017)
MEETING TO CONSIDER FINAL CANDIDATES
On May 11, 2017, the Board will hold a meeting to consider the final candidates. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. There will be a public portion of the meeting where the Board will accept oral testimony. Written testimony will also be accepted. For more information about submitting testimony, visit the "Submit Testimony" page. Please submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. The final candidates will make public statements. The Board will interview candidates and deliberate in a closed session. The agenda will be posted and available on the Board's website on May 5, 2017. (May 5, 2017)
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH FINAL CANDIDATES FOR SUPERINTENDENT
A press conference was held to allow the final candidates to provide statements about why they want to be Superintendent of the Hawaii State Department of Education. Their statements were followed by a question and answer session. Video of the statements from each candidate and the question and answer session with the press that followed are posted on the Final Candidates page. (May 5, 2017)
FINAL CANDIDATES APPROVED
At its May 2, 2017 meeting, the Board took action on the Search Committee's April 26, 2017 recommendations regarding the final candidates, Dr. Linda Chen and Dr. Christina Kishimoto. The resume of each candidate is available on the Final Candidates page. (May 5, 2017)
SUPERINTENDENT POSITION POSTED
The position for Superintendent has been posted and is available here: http://rayassoc.com/job-details.php?ID=371. The deadline for the submittal of all application material is April 6, 2017. (March 14, 2017)
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS ON TRACK
The Search Committee issued a press release regarding former Board Member Darrel Galera's public statement withdrawing his intent to apply for the Superintendent position. The press release can be viewed here. The position will be posted on this website tomorrow. (March 13, 2017)
Delay of Search Process
The Search Committee is delaying the search process while evaluating the current situation and working to resolve issues surrounding Harold K.L. Castle Foundation's financial support of the Superintendent search process. As part of this, the position will not be posted today as originally anticipated under the search timeline. We appreciate the support of the foundation and are hopeful that the issues can be resolved and the foundation can continue its support of a fair and transparent search for the Superintendent. (March 10, 2017)
Superintendent Job Description
At its March 7, 2017 meeting, the Board approved a job description for the Superintendent position. The job description is available here. The Board also approved a set of characteristics that it will look for in a Superintendent. This set of characteristics was developed based on data received via a public survey that was conducted in February and is available here. (March 9, 2017)
Superintendent Search Process Remains Open and Transparent
The Board's Search Committee issued a statement in regards to Darrel Galera's resignation and the Superintendent search process. The press release and statement can be viewed here. (March 7, 2017)
Superintendent Characteristics Survey Closed
The survey closed on February 27, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. Thank you to everyone that participated in the survey. The results will be discussed at the Board's March 7, 2017 General Business Meeting (February 27, 2017)
Superintendent Characteristics Survey
The Board wants to know what you think are the most important characteristics for a Superintendent. Access the survey here. The survey will be open until February 27, 2017, 8:00 a.m. (February 6, 2017)
Advisory Group Established
The search process allows for the Search Committee to identify individuals to serve on an Advisory Group to assist the Search Committee with the identification of final candidates. The Search Committee has identified the individuals and groups that they represent and will update the Board at its January 10, 2017 general business meeting.
(January 7, 2017)
Search Process Adopted and Search Committee Formed
On December 20, 2016, the Board adopted the search process recommended by its Search Process Committee. The search process is described in this memorandum. The Board also established a Search Committee to conduct the search process. The members of the Search Committee are Board Chairperson Lance Mizumoto and Board Members Patricia Bergin and Kenneth Uemura.
(December 21, 2016)