Agenda Item Details

May 27, 2014 - Special Meeting

Discussion Agenda
Subject: Superintendent Appointment

Recommended Action:
To hire Daniel McMinimee to be superintendent of Jeffco Public Schools.
estimated time 7:25 p.m. (estimated duration: 30 minutes)

PERTINENT FACTS:
On January 9, 2014, the Board of Education began its process to find a new superintendent for Jeffco Public Schools with the announced retirement of Dr. Cynthia Stevenson.

On February 27, the Board secured the services of Ray and Associates to conduct the executive search with began with community input on the characteristics sought in a superintendent through an online survey and community meetings during the month of March.

In April, the Board finalized the superintendent profile and accepted applicants through the deadline of April 25, 2014.

At the meetings of May 5, 9 and 10, 2014 the Board of Education narrowed its search to one finalist, Daniel McMinimee. Mr. McMinimee was announced publicly on May 10, 2014.

The law requires that the finalist or finalists be made public fourteen days prior to appointing or employing one of the finalists.

On May 7, 2014 the preliminary Terms of Offer were communicated to the Board.

District staff and district legal counsel have drafted a proposed contract for review and discussion.

The finalized contract is planned to be on the June 5 regular Board of Education meeting agenda for approval.

Please open the attachment below to review additional background information.

MyMountainTown.com thread on the Jeffco Board of Education: http://mymountaintown.com/forums/the-courthouse/30300?start=70