Trenton Superintendent Search Ends
The search for a new superintendent of Trenton Public Schools ended late Monday night.
Superintendent Search
Browse By
-
Trending Topics
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Trenton Superintendent Search Ends
The search for a new superintendent of Trenton Public Schools ended late Monday night.
After five hours of interviewing and discussion Trenton Board of Education members voted unanimously to select Rodney Wakeham, assistant principal at Trenton High School, as superintendent of Trenton Public Schools Monday night. The decision came after an 18-month selection process in which three district administrators participated in an internship under interim Superintendent Larry Leapley. The interns, Wakeham, Stephanie O'Connor, principal at Arthurs Middle School and Vince Porreca, principal at Hedke Elementary School, fielded a list of identical questions during a special meeting at the Trenton Board of Education building. Board President Mike Hawkins said each candidate was capable of successfully performing the task of …
In this Article:
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Board Members to Begin Selection Process for Superintendent in May
Three competing for the superintendent slot will begin interviewing for the position on May 21 at a public meeting.
After a year of training, three district administrators or "interns" vying for district superintendent are scheduled to begin interviewing for the position at 5 p.m. May 21. The interviews are public meetings and will take place at the Board of Education Building located on Trenton High School's campus. Each candidate will received about an hour and a half for interviewing purposes according to Board President Mike Hawkins. Hawkins said the reason board members chose to seek a superintendent internally was because of one very important intangible. "There’s one intangible that we all agree is one of the most important and that is ownership in the district," Hawkins said. Hawkins added some of the superintendent candidates were born and …
In this Article:
Nate Stemen
11:59 am on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Great point Annette Marie Haley! Any other thoughts on this unique selection process? Good? Bad? Who cares? more ›
Special Report: School Superintendent Hunts Differ Dramatically in Scope, Cost, Tactics
Some area boards pay adviser to cast wide net, others recruit within their district.
Berkley's next school superintendent simply will switch offices at the administration building. In Trenton, a new superintendent also won't move far this spring – just from a school in that system. Trenton Board of Education members will begin the selection process between three superintendent interns on May 21. At least three other Southeast Michigan districts also filled their top jobs internally last year. Lake Orion in northern Oakland and Chippewa Valley in Macomb County had single-candidate appointments, while Grosse Pointe promoted an administrator after a costly national search and bitterly divided board vote. Berkley's sole prospect got the job March 12. There's no one-size style to recruit a public school system's top appointee …
In this Article:
rbarbantini
9:36 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
"What I say, Merv?" more ›