News Release
April 5, 2005
Board Of Education Invites Community To Assist In Development Of Leadership Profile For Next Superintendent; Survey Available Online, Too
The Board of Education has scheduled five regional meetings next week to ask all segments of the school district and the general community to assist in the search for a new superintendent.
Four of the five community meetings will be held on Wednesday, April 13:
- 4:30 p.m. at Skinner Middle School, 3435 W. 40th Ave.
- 6 p.m. at Bruce Randolph Middle School, 3955 Steele St.
- 6 p.m. at Henry Middle School, 3005 S. Golden Way
- 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary School, 710 S. Pennsylvania St.
The fifth community meeting will be held on Thursday, April 14:
- 6 p.m. at Montbello High School, 5000 Crown Blvd.
The meetings will be run by Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Ltd., the firm selected by the Denver Board of Education to assist in the search for a new superintendent.
Those attending the meeting will be asked to assist the Board of Education in developing a "Leadership Assessment Profile" that will help establish what leadership qualities are needed for the next superintendent.
Those at the meeting will be given a survey asking: 1) what do you consider to be the two or three most significant strengths of the Denver Public Schools; 2) what do you consider to be the two or three most important issues or concerns facing the Denver Public Schools; and 3) please share two or three characteristics which you would like to see in the new superintendent.
Survey respondents also will be asked to rank the relative importance of such leadership characteristics as "the ability and willingness to deal directly and fairly with faculty, staff, students and parents," "the ability to articulate the district's vision and provide the leadership to fulfill it," "the ability to empower others, delegate and hold individuals accountable" and others.
The survey also is available on the district's web page: board.dpsk12.org/sup_search.shtml. You may return the completed form by Friday, April 15 to the Board Office at 900 Grant Street, Room 705, Denver, Colorado, 80203. You also may fax it either to the Board Office at 720-423-3216 or to Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Ltd. at 847-724-8467.
For more information, contact the DPS Communications Office at 720-423-3414.