Enrollment: 206

Location: 370 miles southwest of Denver

The Qualifications

The candidate must have the background, skills, and abilities essential for excellence in educational leadership. The board recognizes that selecting a superintendent is one of the most important decisions it will make. The board has identified the following desired characteristics:

• Leadership: A collaborative leader who works to keep the momentum of the district going with a strategic focus.  A team player who seeks to understand the current workings of the district and works with staff strengths.  A leader with site leadership experience.  A humble, competent, confident leader who always seeks to understand the people they serve.  A leader who loves the rural community and is willing to live in the community for the long term.
• Educator: An inspirational leader with classroom experience and prior principal experience.  An instructional leader who has an appetite to learn.  A leader who will listen to the staff while shaping a curriculum focus. 
• Communication: A leader who listens to everyone impacted by a decision before deciding.  A person who is willing to be the “Face” of the district.  A person who wants to be present in the Norwood community. A person who writes, speaks, and reads on a professional level.  A person who values the presence of others.
• Innovator: A person who thinks outside of the box.  A leader who loves research and will keep what is working and build a system of improvement throughout the district.  A leader who treasures diversity as a base for learning. 

Search Timeline:

• Closing date for applications: January 25, 2021 (11:30 p.m. central time)
• Board of Education selects finalists to interview: February 9, 2021
• Interviews with the Board of Education: February 16-17, 2021
• Selection of new Superintendent:  March 2, 2021
• Start date: July 1, 2021