DPS Board Meets Monday for Superintendent Search Update

Durham Public Schools leaders will get an update on the superintendent search during a special meeting on Monday.

So far, according to agenda materials posted on the DPS Board of Education website, consultant Alma Advisory Group as of May 8 received 73 applications to serve as the next superintendent.

Of those disclosing gender, race, or ethnicity:

• 58% are male; 42% are female.
• 72% are Black, 5% Latine, 18% white, 2% multi-racial.
• 11 are current or recent superintendents.
• At least 15 have North Carolina school district experience.
• 30 invited to first-round interviews, of which 19 have been completed.

The proposed stages of screening go like this:

• By May 24, the consultant expects to finish the first round, consisting of resume screening and virtual interviews.
• Between May 20-31, board members would lead the second round, splitting into teams to interview 3-4 candidates each. All interviews would pose the same questions and all would be recorded.
• June 3-7, the board would lead a third round with all members meeting with perhaps 5-7 candidates.
• The finalist round would take place June 17-21, with the entire board participating.

Alma Advisory Group as of May 10 has conducted outreach to 43 Durham organizations, and 24 have responded with interest to participate, including:

• Book Harvest.
• Boys and Girls Club.
• Downtown Durham.
• Durham Advocates for Exceptional
  Children.
• Durham Association of Educators.
• Durham Children’s Initiative.
• Durham Committee on the Affairs of
  Black People.
• Durham Congregations in Action.
• Durham Council of PTAs.
• Durham Partnership for Children.
• Durham Public Schools Foundation.
• El Centro Hispano.
• Emily K Center.
• Friends of Durham.
• ISLA.
• People’s Alliance.
• Rainbow Collective for Change.
• Sembrando Raices.
• Student U.
• we are.
• West End Community Foundation.
• World Relief Durham.