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'Not the right fit'
By TERRI PEDERSON/Staff Reporter
The search for the next superintendent of the Beaver Dam Unified
School District will continue.
The Beaver Dam Board of Education interviewed three candidates for the
superintendent position on Wednesday but none matched the board's
vision of a new superintendent for the district, officials said.
"We weren't displeased with any of the candidates," school board
president Mark Kirst said. "They were not the right fit for Beaver Dam
right now. There was no one that we visioned that will take us forward
into the future."
The district is not going to repost the position right away, Kirst
said. The new superientendent will replace Donald Childs, who took the
position in June 2006 on an interim status while the board sought
someone to replace former superintendent Brian Busler, who left the
district for a job with the Oregon School District. Childs is stepping
down in June.
Fox River Consultants, the firm hired by the district to help search
for candidates, has an idea about what might match the board's goals
in the next superintendent. Those goals include a superintendent who
has a strong educational background, makes student achievement a top
priority and has previous superintendent experience.
Kirst said the board is not considering anyone currently on staff for
the position since no one has had previous superintendent experience.
"We don't want to be a training ground for the candidates," Kirst
said. "We're not so concerned about where they come from, only that
they have administrative experience, are highly energetic and strong
leadership in educational pursuits."
The amount of turnover in administrative positions over the next few
years is one of the reasons the board is being so choosy in finding
the next superintendent.
Kirst said they are not rushed to find a superintendent. They do hope
to have the new superintendent in place by the beginning of next
school year.
"We wanted to make sure we had a chance of getting one of the best
candidates," Kirst said.
Kirst said he is confident that the consultants will have someone
that will be a good fit for the district.