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Sunday, June 11, 2017
SPECIAL REPORT: OUSD Superintendent search
SPECIAL REPORT
Trustees take search outside
OUSD
OUSD Trustees called a Special Meeting
on Saturday June 10th for Superintendent search
After
initially searching within Orange Unified , a split OUSD Board voted 4-3 in a Closed
Session Special Session to hire an outside consulting firm to search for a new superintendent at an
unprecedented Saturday Special Session on June 10, 2017.
The
Agenda for the June 10th Orange Unified School Board referenced replacing the
retiring OUSD Superintendent Michael Christensen as Consideration of Appointment of Superintendent . Hiring an outside
firm will take time and require a contract vote, thus requiring the appointment
of an Interim Superintendent.
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on SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Unlike
past OUSD superintendent searches, the current search has been very much under
the radar-with many community members unaware that a search was taking
place. After the almost universally appealing
appointment of longtime OUSD
administrator Michael Christensen to Superintendent six years ago, OUSD Trustees
again moved to appoint from within the district ranks alerting administrators late last month of that decision. Reportedly however, the search inside
OUSD had few administrators interested with just one top OUSD district office
administrator and one principal applying. Community sources close to that principal
report that the principal last week withdrew from consideration.
Greater
Orange Community members learned of the pending selection of a new OUSD
Superintendent as contacts from applicants looking for community support
required in the application process.
The
Saturday Special Meeting was the first public confirmation that the process had
advanced to the OUSD Board of Trustees.
The
California Brown Act requires all meetings, including special meetings to be
noticed 24 hours in advance. Other Brown
Act notifications of Special Meetings include:
· That advanced notice includes the requirement of
written notice to be sent to each trustee (unless waived in writing by a
trustee).
· Written notice must also be sent to any local newspaper,
radio or television station that has a notification request on file. That
request must be renewed yearly.
· A written notice also must be posted on a public place
accessible to the public. OUSD has
routinely posted those notices outside the OUSD Board Room.
Coming
less than 48 hours after the regular Thursday June 8th OUSD Board Meeting, the 9:00 am Closed
Session meeting came after a whirlwind 24 hour period in OUSD one week before the end of a ground-breaking school-year.
At
the Thursday night OUSD Board Meeting,
the OUSD Board presented the popular out-going OUSD Superintendent
Michael Christensen a resolution of appreciation. The audience in the OUSD Board Room at the
end of the presentation applauded with a standing ovation.
The
next day on Friday June 9th, an unscheduled bargaining session on stalled talks
between the district and the district's educators reached a tentative agreement
on a two-year salary deal. That
agreement capped a six-month bargaining process which according to the OUEA
website includes a one-time off the pay-schedule 1% bonus ( see link below).
The negotiated first time OUSD off-schedule pay bonus appears to be a victory
for the district since it would not be an ongoing expense.
The
tentative agreement (which still must be voted on by both sides) comes on the
departure of not only Superintendent Christensen, but also the Chief Business Officer-Assistant
Superintendent Joe Sorrea who has accepted a position in Dublin Unified.
OUSD's
recent superintendent searches have both looked internally and externally. The last Superintendent hired from within
before Christensen was Dr. Godley. The last Superintendent hired from outside
was Dr. Drier who was recruited from Colorado
Just
this month, Lynwood Unified and Oakland Unified filled their superintendent
spots from within. In Lynwood Oakland Oakland
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I'm very glad to hear that the Board is looking outside of the district for a new Superintendent. The one person who I thought might replace Mr. Christensen has caused too much turmoil and employee distress without any positive or progressive result. I am very happy to learn that the Board is looking elsewhere. Thank you for this information.
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