Search for new school superintendent continues

By Submitted by Carbon School District

The Carbon School District Board of Education is continuing the search for a new Superintendent and on Wednesday night during their regular board meeting scheduled some dates for furthering the process.
The search for a person to fill the position is taking place because in May Carbon District Superintendent Steve Carlsen was named the new Superintendent of Box Elder School District and his last day on the job in Carbon will be June 30.
The search has gone on near and wide through various advertising avenues and the Utah School Board Association putting out a flyer that was sent to many locations where interested parties might see it. The job posting closes on June 30.
During the meeting the board scheduled July 6 as the day when all the applications will be looked at by a review committee consisting of the board members, two principals and a number of school patrons who are being recruited to help with the review.
Interviews for the job will take place on July 13 and the interview committee will consist of the members of the board. After the interviews they may appoint a new Superintendent that day or wait until their regular meeting on July 19 to reveal the districts new administrative leader.
Since Carlsen is leaving before the position can be filled the board voted to have a group of district office administrators to act as the temporary interim Superintendent until the board appoints someone. If the board finds that the applicants that apply and are interviewed do not fill their requirements they may appoint a long term interim Superintendent in their place until they decide what to do permanently. That position could be filled for as much as a year or more.
There has been some questions among some about whether school districts in the state usually pick someone from within their district or from outside their districts more often to fill such positions. Board Member Jeff Richens said during the meeting that he had done some research and found that of all the districts in the state the division of where superintendents had been selected from was about even.
As of board meeting on Wednesday night it was reported no one from the local area had officially submitted an application for the position.