SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
April 3, 2025 | Planning Meeting - Board adopts search timeline, reviews hiring criteria, search procedures, and public involvement |
April 7 - 22, 2025 | MSBA posts opening on local, regional, and national websites, advertises position vacancy, receives applications, and responds to applicant inquiries |
Week of April 14, 2025 | MSBA holds Search Preview meetings with district leadership |
April 16, 2025 | MSBA hosts informational Q&A session on Zoom - 4:00 pm and will be recorded |
April 22, 2025 | Application Deadline |
April 23 - 29, 2025 | MSBA conducts screening, preliminary verification of references, pre-interviews of recommended applicants |
April 24 - 29, 2025 | Board members review applications |
April 29, 2025 | Board meets for interview training, and to determine finalists, interview questions and procedures, 6:00 pm |
May 6, 2025 | Board conducts first round of interviews |
May 13, 2025 | Board conducts reference checks and holds second round of interviews; Board selects lone finalist and sets negotiations process |
May 14, 2025 | Board designee begins negotiations of employment contract |
May 21, 2025 | Board meets to approve employment contract |
July 1, 2025 | New superintendent reports to work |
August 1 - December 31, 2025 | New Board Team participates in MSBA's Transition Workshop |
The School Board of Hastings Public Schools is conducting a search for a new superintendent. The School Board contracted with the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) to guide and provide assistance throughout the process.
MSBA held a Q&A session online on April 16th presenting information about the process and answering questions from members of the community. The recording can be found below.