Superintendent Search
Superintendent Search Underway
The Spotsylvania County School Board is currently conducting a search for a new superintendent to lead the school division. In March 2024, the School Board chose BWP & Associations to conduct a search for the next Superintendent of Schools.
Search Firm Overview and Process
Stakeholder input is an important part of the search process. As part of the search process, BWP & Associates will conduct a stakeholder survey, stakeholder focus groups, and public community forums for students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members input.
Online Stakeholder Survey
The survey will open April 15, 2024, and will close on April 28, 2024. It is available in English and Spanish. All students, staff, parents, future parents, and Spotsylvania County community members are encouraged to participate. Information with the survey link will be emailed to students, parents/guardians, and staff. The link will also be posted on this web page and posted on the Division's Facebook and X (formally Twitter) accounts.
SURVEY LINK
The Spotsylvania County Public School Board invites you to complete a survey to assist with our current Superintendent search. This survey will be open through midnight April 28, 2024. To participate, please click here.
La Junta de Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Spotsylvania lo invita a completar una encuesta para ayudar con nuestra búsqueda actual de Superintendente. Esta encuesta estará abierta hasta de la medianoche del 28 de abril de 2024. Para participar, haga clic aquí.
Community Forums
On April 16 & 17, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., BWP & Associates, the superintendent search firm contracted by the School Board, hosted community forums for students, staff, parents, and Spotsylvania County community members input. All were encouraged to attend. No RSVP was required and translation was offered for the Community Forums.
LOCATIONS
April 16 - 6 p.m.
Post Oak Middle, Auditorium
Mt. Hope Baptist Church, 6823 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg
April 17 - 6 p.m.
Cedar Forest Elementary, Cafeteria
Chancellor High, Auditorium
Time Line
Date | Process |
|---|---|
April 3 | Planning meeting with School Board at a Special Meeting |
April 8-12 | Finalize information for the Division announcement materials and stakeholder survey |
April 11-15 | Post announcement on BWP Website, professional magazines, SCPS webpage |
April 15 | Conduct Individual School Board Member Interviews |
April 15 | Share stakeholder survey on webpage, district social media, and email students, parents/guardians, and staff |
April 16 & 17 | Conduct focus groups and community forums |
April 25 | BWP provides superintendent search update at School Board Meeting |
April 28 | Stakeholder survey closes |
May 24 | Deadline for all application materials. |
Week of May 27 | Search firm will present top candidates to the School Board in closed session and discuss candidates to be interviewed |
Week of June 3 | Interview selected candidates (1st round) |
Week of June 10 | Interview top candidates (2nd round) |
Mid-Late June | School Board announces superintendent |
July | New superintendent begins |
Search Firm
For more information about the superintendent search firm, visit www.bwpassociates.com.