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The Peoria Unified School District #11, Glendale, Arizona, Governing Board, is seeking a highly qualified and certified Superintendent.  The Board wishes to have the successful candidate assume the responsibilities of the position no later than July 1, 2024.

McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C., Executive Recruitment and Development has been engaged as the consultant in a search for outstanding candidates. They will assist the governing board in identifying and screening the candidates.

Enrollment: 36,000

Location: 15 miles northwest of Phoenix

The Qualifications

The candidate must have the background, skills, and abilities essential for excellence in educational leadership. The board recognizes that selecting a superintendent is one of the most important decisions it will make.

The Peoria Unified School District seeks a Superintendent that:

• Demonstrates success in improving academic achievement for all students and a track record of making data-driven decisions.
• Is an emotionally intelligent, courageous, and confident leader with the ability to build trusting relationships with staff, parents and the community and demonstrates love of country.
• Has successful teaching and administrative experience in schools and districts similar to Peoria Unified with an understanding of the challenges that are represented by demographic diversity.
• Is an excellent communicator (speaking, writing and listening) and relationship-builder that models high integrity and ethics at all times.
• Is a financial steward of district resources with the ability to align funds to district priorities and communicate those decisions transparently and effectively to the staff and community.

Note:

• Certified or eligible for Arizona certification

Search Timeline:

• Closing date for applications: October 26, 2023 (11:59 p.m. central time)
• Governing Board selects finalists to interview: November 7 or 8, 2023
• Interviews with the Governing Board: November 13-16, 2023
• Selection of new Superintendent: TBA
• Start date: As mutually agreed upon – no later than July 1, 2024

About McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C.

McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C. is an Executive Recruitment and Development company specializing in searches for school district superintendents. Our firm has conducted over 940 searches since 1991.It's About the Kids!

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