By Jolene Farley
The search continues for a new Hills-Beaver Creek superintendent to replace Tom Knoll, who left in July.
Interim Superintendent Daryl Williams updated School Board members on the hiring process at Tuesday's meeting.
The closing date for applicants is Friday, Sept. 14. The district has received about 20 applications so far.
Williams advised board members they would need to schedule some time the week after the cut-off date to review applications and decide whom they want to interview.
He suggested the board come up with a ranking of characteristics desired in a superintendent to be used to formulate the questions asked during the interviews.
Board Chair Roland Crawford characterized the applications received so far as "some good, some way over-qualified for us."
Williams advised the board to keep in mind, "people move for different reasons, sometimes location or they want to move to a rural area."
Williams plans to ask for staff input on the hiring at an in-service on Monday.
In other board business:
A marketing brochure to "let people know what the Hills-Beaver Creek district has to offer" will be distributed around the area.
The brochure provides background information on the district and details academic and extracurricular programs offered by the school.
The board suggested putting the brochures in convenience stores and at city hall. They also thought realtors would be interested in passing them out to potential Hills area residents.
The School Board meeting scheduled for Monday, Aug. 27, is cancelled. The next meeting will be Monday, Sept. 10.