{"id":2454297,"date":"2020-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=320543"},"modified":"2020-02-08T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T23:40:10","slug":"interim-superintendent-doesnt-make-aspen-board-of-educations-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/interim-superintendent-doesnt-make-aspen-board-of-educations-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Interim superintendent doesn\u2019t make Aspen Board of Education\u2019s cut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Interim Superintendent Tom Heald said Friday he is out of the running for the full-time superintendent vacancy at the Aspen School District.<\/p>\n

The Board of Education informed him of its decision Thursday, Heald said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been encouraged (to apply for the opening) and I did,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I was interviewed \u2026 and the short story is I was notified by the board they are not going to go forward with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BOE, with the help of headhunting firm Hazard Young Attea Associates of Chicago, initially attracted a field of 24 qualified applicants through a national search, said board President Susan Marolt.<\/p>\n

The BOE selected eight candidates from that pool for interviews that were spread over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The interviews were conducted privately in executive sessions, either in person or through video conference. All five BOE members attended and asked questions; search firm reps were there as well, though only in an observer\u2019s role, Marolt said.<\/p>\n

Names of those candidates remaining in contention for the job are not public, but they will be when the BOE determines the three or four finalists for the position. That is statutorily required, which is why Heald\u2019s name became public as one of the finalists for the Archuleta School District <\/a>superintendent position in December. Heald was not offered that position.<\/p>\n

The Aspen board will announce the new superintendent at the earliest March 15 and the latest April 6. His or her first day on the job is scheduled for July 1.<\/p>\n

The next round of interviews is slated for the third week of February. It was not clear as of Friday the number of individuals who remain in contention for the job.<\/p>\n

The BOE will name the finalists after the next round. Those finalists also will be invited to tour the Aspen campus and do meet-and-greets, Marolt said.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, an advisory group involved in the hiring process is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday and 11:30 a.m. Feb. 19 at the BOE\u2019s meeting room in the district offices.<\/p>\n

The group was formed last month and is open to such individuals as \u201cstudents, staff, parents, committee members associated with other district\/school groups, and community members-at-large,\u201d according to the district\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Marolt said the BOE is encouraging students to join the group; student participation could use a boost, she said.<\/p>\n

Advisory group members will be able to participate in the candidate interviews, so they\u2019ll need to learn the basics about the process \u2014 such as what not to ask, such as a candidate\u2019s faith or age \u2014 Marolt said. They will not, however, be asked to make a recommendation for superintendent, nor will they be involved in the BOE\u2019s final selection.<\/p>\n

The BOE also has another source to lean on when tasked with making its selection \u2014 a leadership profile assessment conducted by HYA. The firm\u2019s profile was based on multiple meetings and discussions it had with ASD stakeholders in December.<\/p>\n

The BOE named Heald interim superintendent in June, following the resignation of Superintendent John Maloy. Heald had been second-in-command as assistant superintendent.<\/p>\n

Since he took the role, Heald has helped spearhead work on crafting a strategic plan for the ASD.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of unknowns for me and I\u2019m not sure what the next step is,\u201d he said. \u201cAt least the way I see it, I signed on to create some conditions to help put the district in a good spot for the handoff, and that\u2019s still my task moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday was a snow day, but Heald said he visited the campus around 7:30 in the morning to make sure no children were dropped off by parents who didn\u2019t know the schools had been closed. That\u2019s something that has happened in the past, but not Friday, he said.<\/p>\n

Heald recently was recognized with the Helen K. Klanderud Exemplary Service Award, named after the former Aspen mayor.<\/p>\n

rcarroll@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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