Superintendent's Search Outreach Focus Group Sessions

Parents, students, district staff, community members and related stakeholders are invited to attend a Focus Group session with the firm, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, to solicit feedback and input concerning the qualifications for the next superintendent for our district. Stakeholders are strongly encouraged to attend the focus group session pertaining to their needs since the discussion will be specific to each group.

Open Forums

These will be held in the Columbia High School Library, 17 Parker Ave., Maplewood, NJ. These evening meetings are open to the community.

• Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Second Open Forum DATE TBD, 7:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.

Specific Group Forums

These meetings will be held at the District Office—District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

• Faith Leaders 9:00 a.m.— 9: 45 a.m.
• Elementary School Parents 10:00 a.m. —10:45 a.m.
• Secondary School Parents 11:00 a.m. —11:45 a.m.
• SOMA Parents of Students of African Descent 12:00 p.m.— 12:45 p.m.
• Parents of Students with Special Needs 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
• Achieve 2:00 p.m. —2:45 p.m.
• Community Coalition on Race 3:00 p.m.— 3:45 p.m.
• SOMEA Members DATE and Time TBD
• CHS Students DATE and Time TBD

As you make plans to attend the session, it is asked that you give keen attention to and be prepared to discuss the following questions:

• What are the strengths of the South Orange-Maplewood School District?
• What are the challenges and issues that the District faces now and in the future?
• What are the characteristics you think are necessary for the next Superintendent?

As a reminder, please complete the survey to help determine which characteristics you deem to be most important in a superintendent. The survey will be open for collection through the end of September at: http://survey2.ecragroup.com/index.php/184848/lang-en.