SCHOOL DISTRICT LETTER ON MMS PRINCIPAL SEARCH

Dear Maplewood Middle School Community,

My name is Kevin L. Walston, Assistant Superintendent of Administration. As part of my responsibilities to the district, I will be leading the interview process for our new principal.
The process will provide for three different ways you can participate (see descriptions of each process below):

• Take our online Leadership Profile survey (available 8/4 through 8/11)
• Attend our community Meet & Greet (the two finalists) in the MMS Library on Thursday, 8/18 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm
• Attend our BOE meeting on 8/22  for principal recommendation

Leadership Profile We will administer an online survey to help us identify the critical attributes necessary to inform our search in the selection process.   Meet & Greet This process allows us to identify the candidate with the optimal mix of training, talent, and vision which will assist the Maplewood MIddle School Community in addressing the challenges and opportunities which it can reasonably anticipate in the years ahead. The Meet & Greet will allow the members of the community to interact with the candidates, raise questions of interest to them, inform their own impressions of the candidates and further advise the Level II (Superintendent and the Senior Strategic Team) Interview Committee in the recommendation process. BOE Meeting Attend our BOE meeting to welcome the finalist on Monday, August 22nd. Interviewing Committee During the interviews, each committee member will be expected to thoroughly review each application, ask questions of the applicants and assess the responses from each candidate in an attempt to identify the two finalist to be recommended to Level II. Results from the Leadership Profile and needs of the school community will further inform these recommendations.  The level one committee is made up of the following members. Assistant Superintendent of  Administration  Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction    2 Parents     2 Teachers     1 SOMEA Representative     1 ASCA Representative     1 Assistant Principal     1 Social Worker/School Psychologist/Special Education Teacher

In advance, I’d like to thank you for your anticipated cooperation and participation.
kW Kevin L. Walston Kevin L. Walston Assistant Superintendent of Administration South Orange & Maplewood School District kwalston@somsd.k12.nj.us