SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNWOFFICE OF EDUCATIONLEADERSHIP T COMMUNITY T SERVICEJULIAN D. CROCKER, SUPERINTENDENT

December 10.2010

Mr. George ErdelyCayrcos Elementary School District301 Cayucos DriveCayucos, CA 93430

Dear George:

As you requested on behalf of the Cayucos Elementary School District Board of Trustees, I ampieased to provide you with the attached proposal for the San Luis Obispo County Office ofEducation to conduct a search for a Superintendent for the district. If the proposal is acceptable,I suggest a meeting with the Board as soon as possible to get direction from the Board regardingcommunity participation, initial thoughts regarding compensation and qualifications, and a

tentative timeline for the search. These decisions are important in order to advertise the position

in a timely manner.

if the Board determines to select a Superintendent through a different method or to use a searchconsultant, please be assured that the County Office of Education is available to provideassistance in anv wav that we can.

Sincerely,

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Julian D. CrockerCounty Superintendent of Schools

sAN Lurs OBrsPo CounrvOrrIcE oF EDUcATIONLEADERSHIP : COMMUNITY T SERVICEJULIAN D. CRoCKER, SUPERINTENDENT

PROPOSAL FOR TIIESAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

TO CONDUCT THESUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FOR THE

CAYUCOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

December 10.2010

The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education will perform the following items in assistingthe Cayucos Elementary School District Board of Trustees in selecting a Superintendent.

1. Meet with the current Board of Trustees and other groups (i.e., management staff,certificated staff, classified staff and parents) approved by the Board of Trustees. Thepupose of these meetings is to bring forward thoughts about the needs of the Diskict inselecting the best candidate for the Cayrcos Elementary School District Superintendent.

_,/ 2. Compile the information gathered from the meetings into a report to be presented to theBoard of Trustees.

3. Conduct research regarding current salary/contract information for Superintendents indistricts that are similar to the Calucos Elementary School District. Include thisinformation in the report to the Board of Trustees.

4. Obtain from the Board of Trustees the desired qualifications, traits, salary r&nge,selection process and other items to be used as parameters in conducting the search. Thiswill be done at an open meeting of the Board.

5. Produce a brochwe describing the District and the qualifications for the position.

6. Advertise the position in all appropriate publications, as well as on the various web sitesused to recruit Superintendents for public education. The publications will includeAssociation of California School Adminiskators (ACSA), Califomia Association ofSchool Business Officials (CASBO), EDJOIN, and any publications directly gearedtou'ards small school di.stricts.

7. Receive all appiications and respond to inquiries on behalf of the district.

PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT SI-fERINTENDENT SEARCH _ DECCMbCT iO, 2O1OPage Two

8. Facilitate and manage the paper screening process, which wili be conducted by localSuperintendents and Persormel Directors. Three to five applications wili be presented tothe Board of Trustees for consideration to be interviewed;however, the Board will haveaccess to all of the candidates' files for review.

g. Facilirate and manage the interview process.

10. Schedule and accompany the Board of Trustees for a site visit to the final candidate'scurrent school district. The Board of Trustees may include other individuals toaccompany them on the site visit.

1 l. Assist the Board of Trustees in contract negotiations.

The fee to conduct the search is $4,500 * any candidate travel expenses and Board of Trusteestravel expenses. The fee includes all costs related to advertising and printed material.

Board President Julian D. Crocker.__-/ Cayrcos Elementary School District Coupty Superintendent of Schools

Governing Board San [.uis Obispo County Offrce of Education

Date: Date: December 10.2010

gAN LUIS OBISPO C()UNTYOrprcE or EpucATroNLEADERSHIP r COMMUNITY r SERVTCEJULIAN D. CRoCKER, SUPER1NTENDENT

By February 1,2011

Month of February

March 1-

Week of May 22

FORAR

Board Process anTimeline

Input

Advertised

screens and does initialrefereTae checks

Board Selects Finalists for Interviews

Interviews and Site Visits

Superintendent is Selected and Contract Signed

Week of May 15-

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTYOFFICE oF EDUCATIoNLEADERSHIP T COMMUNITY. 'ERVTCEJULIAN D. CROCKER, SUFERINTENDENT

Superintendent Search

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Phase I - Bh"orirt/D"rigr fo. th* poritior - 1 *orth

Phase II -

Phase IIIPaper Screening of ApplicationsSelection of Candidates to be InterviewedConduct InterviewsSelection of Finalist[s)Site Visits

Phase IV - - 1 -???

what Does the Board want and How Does the Board MakeIts Decision ?1. Qualities, Skills, Needs, and Characteristics2. Compensation3. Selection Process4. District Description

1. Publication of Vacancy2. Responding to Inquiries3. Receipt of Applications

1.2.3.4.5.

1.2.3.+.

Board Decis ionContract Negotiation and AgreementTransition PlanWelcome and Orientation

December t0,2010Submitted by Julian D. Crocker, County Superintendent of SchoolsChristin Newlon, Chief Human Resources Officer