Who will be OUSD’s next superintendent? The search starts soon

Oakland Unified Faculty District is on a good timeline to discover a new superintendent.

The board has mentioned that it hopes to land a brand new chief in April, and step one is to discover a search company to assist the method. This week it’s anticipated that the district will publish a request for proposals, after approval throughout tonight’s assembly.

The RFP explains the work that the corporate will perform and the meant timeline of the board. The position is predicted to rise on Friday, August 29, and the deadline for corporations to submit a proposal might be September 22.

As soon as employed, the corporate will carry out a nationwide seek for potential candidates and provide alternatives for households, college students, employees, lecturers and neighborhood teams to weigh what they wish to see in a chief inspector. The corporate will compile a management profile with the qualities prioritized by the board and people who come by the neighborhood involvement course of.

The RFP efficiently emphasizes corporations in putting candidates with totally different backgrounds, and consists of an unexpected occasion that the corporate will carry out a brand new search if the employed candidate leaves inside a 12 months. It’s unclear how a lot the district will price to rent the search firm, and the RFP asks corporations to suggest a finances.

The interim -superintendent of Ousd, Denise Saddler, will stay in its position till 30 June 2026. Saddler didn’t say whether or not she intends to request the everlasting place.