LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - Lima City Schools gathered public input on what the community wants in the district's next superintendent.
Throughout the day, consultants also met with community groups and leaders, school staff, and students.
At a public forum Monday night, community members shared with consultants from K-12 Business Consulting the characteristics and skills they believe the next superintendent should have. K-12 Business Consulting is assisting the Lima City School Board in the search process. Throughout the day, consultants also met with community groups and leaders, school staff, and students.
“They want a leader that's going to really connect with the community, really look at those partnerships between community and school district, and be involved in the community, be a cheerleader, be a champion for every one of the kids in this great school district and for the great people that work with those kids,” says Frank Forsthoefel, Consultant, K-12 Business Consulting.
At the end of the public forum, consultants said the input they received would be valuable for the school board to consider. At the end of the public forum, consultants said the input they received would be valuable for the school board to consider.
“It's incredibly important because we believe what we have heard today will be very informative for the board so they can start to really think about the kinds of things they want to talk to prospective candidates about. It's also really informative for prospective candidates because they want to know what's in the hearts and minds of the Lima City Schools community,” adds Forsthoefel.
Using this feedback, K-12 will develop a superintendent search profile, which will be provided to the school board and posted on the Lima City Schools website by the end of February.
Using this feedback, K-12 will develop a superintendent search profile, which will be provided to the school board and posted on the Lima City Schools website by the end of February. A candidate screening for the first round of interviews is scheduled for March 27. To view the full superintendent search timeline, visit the Lima City Schools website.
