June
23, 2009
The Montgomery County School Board met on the above date in the administrative building executive boardroom at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of a special session.
Board Members Present
B.
Wendell Jones, Chair Penny J.
Franklin
Phyllis
T. Albritton W. Wat
Jamie
M. Bond Joseph T. Ivers,
Jr.
Staff Members Present
Walter L. Shannon, Interim Superintendent
Amy French Anita
P. Johnston
Lois T. Graham Mark J. Pasier
Call
to Order
Mr.
Jones called the meeting to order with the pledge of allegiance to the flag at 5:00
p.m.
Adoption of Agenda
On motion by Mrs. Albritton, seconded by Ms. Franklin, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the agenda as presented.
Item 06/09-94 Conference Call
Interviews with Superintendent Search Firms: Mr. Jones announced to both firms at
the beginning of each conference call that this was a public meeting.
The School Board
asked the following questions via conference call to William Symons of BWP
& Associates and Gary Ray and Steve Triplett of Ray and Associates:
1.
Elaborate on any additional information that you
feel would be beneficial to the School Board members that was not included in
your proposal.
2.
Provide details of your recent search services. Include the customer’s name, the position you
are/were searching for, the timeline for this search, etc.
Item 06/09-94
3.
Is the base rate listed in your proposal
negotiable? Could the School Board
select certain expenses to be removed from the proposed services to lower your
fee?
4.
Would your firm agree to a not-to-exceed amount for
additional expenses?
5.
If awarded a contract, please provide a timeline for
this search (assume a July 1, 2009 search start date).
6.
How diverse is the personnel at your firm?
7.
How diverse are your placements?
8.
Do potential applicants pay a fee?
After the
conference calls, Dr. Hopkins updated the Board on what he found out about
possibly hiring local consultants to do the search. He told Board members that Wayne Tripp,
former superintendent from
Mr. Ivers said he
was more impressed with Ray and Associates because they have performed searches
in
Dr. Hopkins
expressed his support for hiring BWP & Associates. He said he was not impressed with Ray and
Associates during the last search.
Ms. Franklin, Mrs.
Bond, and Mr. Jones were in favor of retaining Ray and Associates as the
superintendent search firm.
Item 06/09-94 (Continued)
Mrs. Albritton noted
that she is in favor of retaining Ray and Associates because of their longevity
and ability to recruit a broader and deeper range of candidates.
Board members
discussed the fact that it’s imperative to perform an open search to find a
superintendent because the superintendent comes in contact with many more
people on a daily basis than the country administrator does.
Ms. Franklin moved, seconded by Mrs. Bond,
and the Board voted four to two to hire Ray and Associates to lead the school
division in its search for a superintendent.
Voting in favor were Mrs. Albritton, Mrs. Bond, Ms. Franklin, and Mr.
Jones. Voting against were Dr. Hopkins
and Mr. Ivers.
Item 06/09-95 Personnel Report: On motion by Dr.
Hopkins, seconded by Mr. Ivers, the Board voted unanimously to approve the personnel
report as presented.
The personnel report is attached and
made a part of the minutes as page A1.
Mr. Jones announced
that the Board does not need to enter closed session tonight.
Unfinished Business by School Board Members
Ms. Franklin noted
that a meeting with Ray and Associates needs to be scheduled as soon as
possible.
Adjournment
The
meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. on motion by Ms. Franklin, seconded by Mrs.
Albritton, and passed unanimously.
School Board Chair Clerk of the School Board
Item 06/09-94 (Continued) and Item 06/09-95