Summary New Superintendent Interviews 10/16/04
Jim Snyder
Small District
Out of trouble
1. finance (close w/ Biz Manager)
2. trust those who know more than you
3. allow principals to do their job
4. communicateÂ.
5. admit you are wrong and apologize
Mansfield SD (Wheatfields)
1. retired Air Force
2. 3years teach, principalÂ.
3. 100students
4. wanted to maintain kid contact
5. has Dean of Students
6. Principal, Spec. Ed Director, Bus Driver
7. $300leases homeÂ.$85,000 year
8. 3-4year commitment
9. don¹t want to disrupt what I am trying to put together
Dave Burgess
Lake Stevens
1. likes to tell stories
2. married effect on that personÂ.was in OR for 2 years.
3. Purple lady storyÂ.ask Dave¹s wife ³sleep with the sup and can have any
class you want.²
4. ³in the world or of the world² 20 minute conversationÂof the people, a
common person to be part of the community.
5. what would you do?????
6. had penciled out the retirement $ and set his goals
³got your questions and I am only interested in talking about 2²
ENTJs (we picked the same guy)
Roger Fox
Quincy SD
1. teachers, ap, district office, ap jh, bored in district office dead end,
MedicalLake HS principal.
2. over20 applicants. He was top 5. 3/5 had phd, 4/5 had experience and he
kept saying he was green and would make mistakes
3. looking for someone from an agricultural background and haven¹t made AYP
and he didn¹t have any of that. They wanted someone who was honest and up
front
4. share vision and build relationships
5. advise: different experience at many different levels. Experience at
big school district.
6. surfed around WASSAÂwas worried about $ for first year principal salary
unless had been a superintendent in a larger district
7. get aphd
8. challenge family in Spokane
Nick Broussard
Edmonds
1. 10years at Tumwater.
2. 151,000year
3. 21,000student district
4. tragic event early in his lifeÂthey saves his life to pay them back.
Strong mentor in his life.
5. career goal as a vp is to be in T. Bergeson¹s position
Marty Harriff
Montesano SD
1. people but at times uncomfortable
2. job not to make the sup look good but help SB make decisions
3. no balance
4. courageous leaderÂdon¹t get sucked into management
5. Schlecty work
Kevin Chase
Grandview SD (was at Mapton,Âa Gates School)
1. he inspired me and energized me
2. princpal staff developmentÂlay out visionÂabout instruction all
3. backto school retreatÂdefined instruction. Number 1 priority and
framework for improving instruction. Came from Gates Fountation. 7
Interelated Core Tasks of Imrproving instruction. Try to model good
instruction. 1.5 hours a day in classrooms
4. reporteach month with schedule of observationsÂ..what and why of
instructionÂ
5. collect artifacts showing their leadership voice
6. submit a video tape of them leading their Opening Session
7. culture: I feel outstandingÂgreatest joy is his relationship with
principals and how they embrace leadership. The foundation was already
laid.
8. relationshipsÂ.hours retreat and he cooked dinner.
9. same across the system for staffÂ.same for classified staff. Visited
every building in 2 weeks and told every teacher that he had that
expectation of his principals
10. spends a lot of time with Tony Alverado
11. what is good instruction?
Mark Vinn
Sedro Wooley
1. growth piece: emotional intelligenceÂslow down
2. comparisonsÂjustlike scouting a team
3. slowdown and don¹t try to win every battle
4. listen to all voices
Carl Brunner
Mt. Vernon
1. cultivated Search Agent (John Farthingham)Â.was groomed to be the Supt.
In Sedro Wooley. Because of politics opened to the outside.
Greg Lynch
Central Kitsap
1. dynamic like Kevin Chase
2. transitio nplan. Thorough stakeholder interviews
3. visibility in the school community, rally and joined the classified and
certificated,systems review, meeting reviewÂmeaningful, honest and open,
take great care of the employees. 79 school visits
4. analysisÂ.howdistrict performing, what are we doing, where are we going
5. at appointments he waits for you outside the door
6. thoughtful and pragmatic
7. background is military Dean of Academics in the Army
8. calculated cost of volunteer time for PTSA to let everyone know how
important they are
Mike Dunn
Cheney
1. the felt the itch all of a sudden which is the feeling that I am going
through
2. 2. he has a 15 and 12 year old
3. first contract moved there within a year and they removed it from his
contractÂ
4. in an ideal world he should be living in Cheney
5. NF hurts him when he hears that his kids should go to school there
6. son in hospital 48 hours and his son fission back
7. so parallel
Small District
Out of trouble
1. finance (close w/ Biz Manager)
2. trust those who know more than you
3. allow principals to do their job
4. communicateÂ.
5. admit you are wrong and apologize
Mansfield SD (Wheatfields)
1. retired Air Force
2. 3years teach, principalÂ.
3. 100students
4. wanted to maintain kid contact
5. has Dean of Students
6. Principal, Spec. Ed Director, Bus Driver
7. $300leases homeÂ.$85,000 year
8. 3-4year commitment
9. don¹t want to disrupt what I am trying to put together
Dave Burgess
Lake Stevens
1. likes to tell stories
2. married effect on that personÂ.was in OR for 2 years.
3. Purple lady storyÂ.ask Dave¹s wife ³sleep with the sup and can have any
class you want.²
4. ³in the world or of the world² 20 minute conversationÂof the people, a
common person to be part of the community.
5. what would you do?????
6. had penciled out the retirement $ and set his goals
³got your questions and I am only interested in talking about 2²
ENTJs (we picked the same guy)
Roger Fox
Quincy SD
1. teachers, ap, district office, ap jh, bored in district office dead end,
MedicalLake HS principal.
2. over20 applicants. He was top 5. 3/5 had phd, 4/5 had experience and he
kept saying he was green and would make mistakes
3. looking for someone from an agricultural background and haven¹t made AYP
and he didn¹t have any of that. They wanted someone who was honest and up
front
4. share vision and build relationships
5. advise: different experience at many different levels. Experience at
big school district.
6. surfed around WASSAÂwas worried about $ for first year principal salary
unless had been a superintendent in a larger district
7. get aphd
8. challenge family in Spokane
Nick Broussard
Edmonds
1. 10years at Tumwater.
2. 151,000year
3. 21,000student district
4. tragic event early in his lifeÂthey saves his life to pay them back.
Strong mentor in his life.
5. career goal as a vp is to be in T. Bergeson¹s position
Marty Harriff
Montesano SD
1. people but at times uncomfortable
2. job not to make the sup look good but help SB make decisions
3. no balance
4. courageous leaderÂdon¹t get sucked into management
5. Schlecty work
Kevin Chase
Grandview SD (was at Mapton,Âa Gates School)
1. he inspired me and energized me
2. princpal staff developmentÂlay out visionÂabout instruction all
3. backto school retreatÂdefined instruction. Number 1 priority and
framework for improving instruction. Came from Gates Fountation. 7
Interelated Core Tasks of Imrproving instruction. Try to model good
instruction. 1.5 hours a day in classrooms
4. reporteach month with schedule of observationsÂ..what and why of
instructionÂ
5. collect artifacts showing their leadership voice
6. submit a video tape of them leading their Opening Session
7. culture: I feel outstandingÂgreatest joy is his relationship with
principals and how they embrace leadership. The foundation was already
laid.
8. relationshipsÂ.hours retreat and he cooked dinner.
9. same across the system for staffÂ.same for classified staff. Visited
every building in 2 weeks and told every teacher that he had that
expectation of his principals
10. spends a lot of time with Tony Alverado
11. what is good instruction?
Mark Vinn
Sedro Wooley
1. growth piece: emotional intelligenceÂslow down
2. comparisonsÂjustlike scouting a team
3. slowdown and don¹t try to win every battle
4. listen to all voices
Carl Brunner
Mt. Vernon
1. cultivated Search Agent (John Farthingham)Â.was groomed to be the Supt.
In Sedro Wooley. Because of politics opened to the outside.
Greg Lynch
Central Kitsap
1. dynamic like Kevin Chase
2. transitio nplan. Thorough stakeholder interviews
3. visibility in the school community, rally and joined the classified and
certificated,systems review, meeting reviewÂmeaningful, honest and open,
take great care of the employees. 79 school visits
4. analysisÂ.howdistrict performing, what are we doing, where are we going
5. at appointments he waits for you outside the door
6. thoughtful and pragmatic
7. background is military Dean of Academics in the Army
8. calculated cost of volunteer time for PTSA to let everyone know how
important they are
Mike Dunn
Cheney
1. the felt the itch all of a sudden which is the feeling that I am going
through
2. 2. he has a 15 and 12 year old
3. first contract moved there within a year and they removed it from his
contractÂ
4. in an ideal world he should be living in Cheney
5. NF hurts him when he hears that his kids should go to school there
6. son in hospital 48 hours and his son fission back
7. so parallel
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