Dear SOAR families and community members,
We wanted to provide you with updates, as well as an overview of the principal search and selection process.
Below you will see an overview of the process. There is more detailed information in the attached document on the key phases, participants and roles in the process.
| Dates | Principal Search and Selection Phase |
| March 20 – April 15 | Job posting window and application review |
| March 22 – April 5 | SOAR staff input survey window SOAR community input survey window |
| April 16 – 19 | Interview phase 1: Phone screening interviews |
| April 22 – 26 | Interview phase 2: School culture interviews |
| May 2-3 | Interview phase 3: Technical expertise interviews: performance tasks |
| May 2-3 | Interview phase 4: Leadership Interviews |
| May 13 | Interview phase 5: SOAR Experience Day (finalists meet students, staff, families and community) |
| Week of May 20 | Board decision and announcement to staff and community |
Thank you to those who submitted your feedback to us in the community input survey. Your input is incredibly valuable in our work as a Board to select the next principal of SOAR. The survey results for the community survey and the combined staff and community surveys are attached. We have used the information from both surveys to inform our interview design and selection process.
If you have any additional questions or needs for clarity please reach out to us at SOAR.Board.of.Directors@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
The SOAR Board of Directors
Rona Wilensky, Board President
Marisela Toscano, Board Vice President
Jamita Horton, Board Secretary
Liane Morrison, Board Treasurer
Michelle Tyrus, Board Member