Superintendent Search

The PVPUSD Board of Education is in the process of conducting a search for the District’s next Superintendent. Education Support Services Group (ESS), an executive search firm, was selected by the Board on May 2nd to advise the district in this important process.

At the Special Board of Education Meeting on May 16th, Education Support Services (ESS) Advisors, Dr. Suzette Lovely and Dr. Gary Rutherford, discussed the details of the hiring process, timeline, community input survey, and focus groups with the Board.

The Position

The PVPUSD Board of Education invites highly qualified educators with proven leadership skills to apply for the position of superintendent in this truly superior district. The superintendent provides the overall leadership for curriculum and instruction, standards and assessment, finance, budgeting, personnel and school facilities. The superintendent is also responsible for the development of communication, collaboration, and outreach with the community, parents, staff and Board. Qualified candidates interested in the position may apply here: SUPERINTENDENT at Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified - Superintendent Search | EDJOIN

Leadership Profile Report and Presentation

Timeline

Superintendent Search Timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How does the search process work?

The school board is working with ESS https://www.essinformation.com/ a subsidiary of the law firm to which we are under contract, AALRR. ESS will lead a rigorous search. The Board will seek, receive, consider and review all input from the community, review all candidate applications, interview those candidates determined by the Board and select the new Superintendent. ESS’ experience and background was shared at our special board meeting on May 2nd and is attached here ESS Proposal.

2. When will the new Superintendent be hired?

Our goal is to select a superintendent this summer; however, our board is committed to selecting the candidate who best fits our district, regardless of timeline.

3. How and when do parents and other stakeholders weigh in?

The Board will be soliciting input on the characteristics, experience, and skills desired in the next superintendent via an online survey and stakeholder meetings in the early summer. This input is a critical part of the process. Please check your email over the next month for more details.

4. When will the District share the collected input with the public?

With the assistance of ESS, all information gathered will be presented to the Board and then compiled, summarized, and incorporated into the Superintendent Position Profile / Description, which will be published here following board review.

5. Who will make the final selection?

By law, the Board is solely responsible for hiring the new superintendent. The Board will seek, receive, and consider all input from the community, review all applications, interview the candidates determined by the Board, and select the new superintendent.

6. How can the public follow this process?

Updates regarding the superintendent search process will be posted here. The Board will also provide updates at its regularly scheduled board meetings and through our Monday messages.

7. Can we find out who is applying?

All application materials, including the names of applicants and any other personally identifiable information, are confidential under law.