- Onslow County School District
- OCS Communicator | December 2018
OCS Board News
Page Navigation
- OCS Board News | March 2024
- OCS Board News | February 2024
- OCS Board News | January 2024
- OCS Board News | December 2023
- OCS Board News | November 2023
- OCS Board News | October 2023
- OCS Board News | September 2023
- OCS Board News | August 2023
- OCS Board News | July 2023
- OCS Board News | June 2023
- OCS Board News | May 2023
- OCS Board News | April 2023
- OCS Board News | March 2023
- OCS Board News | February 2023
- OCS Board News | January 2023
- OCS Board News | December 2022
- OCS Board News | November 2022
- OCS Board News | October 2022
- OCS Board News | September 2022
- OCS Board News | August 2022
- OCS Board News | June 2022
- OCS Board News | May 2022
- OCS Board News | April 2022
- OCS Board News | March 2022
- OCS Board News | February 2022
- OCS Board News | January 2022
- OCS Board News | December 2021
- OCS Board News | November 2021
- OCS Board News | October 2021
- OCS Board News | September 2021
- OCS Board News | August 2021
- OCS Board News | June 2021
- OCS Board News | May 2021
- OCS Board News | April 2021
- OCS Board News | March 2021
- OCS Board News | February 2021
- OCS Board News | January 2021
- OCS Board News | December 2020
- OCS Board News | November 2020
- OCS Board News | October 2020
- OCS Board News | September 2020
- OCS Board News | August 2020
- OCS Board News | July 2020
- OCS Board News | June 2020
- OCS Board News | May 2020
- OCS Board News | April 2020
- OCS Board News | March 2020
- OCS Board News | February 2020
- OCS Board News | January 2020
- OCS Board News | December 2019
- OCS Board News | November 2019
- OCS Board News | October 2019
- OCS Board News | September 2019
- OCS Board News | August 2019
- OCS Board News | July 2019
- OCS Board News | June 2019
- OCS Board News | May 2019
- OCS Board News | April 2019
- OCS Board News | March 2019
- OCS Board News | February 2019
- OCS Board News | January 2019
- OCS Communicator | December 2018
- OCS Communicator | June/July 2018
- OCS Communicator | June 2018
- OCS Communicator | May 2018
Superintendent Search Survey Results
Earlier this year, the Board began the process of finding Onslow County Schools’ next superintendent. The community and OCS employees were asked to submit surveys on the qualities they would like to see in the new leader. Since the Nov. 27 survey deadline, the North Carolina School Boards Association has analyzed and summarized the feedback they received. The survey results were presented to the Board in the Dec. 4 meeting by Allison Schafer of the NCSBA.
Ms. Schafer told the Board that they had received a total number of 876 completed surveys, 406 community and 470 staff, which is more than normally expected. She said the feedback from the community was very similar to that from the staff, as most qualities in each group’s top 10 they would like to see were the same. Each group’s top quality they would like to see in a superintendent is that they “understand how to effectively advocate for resources need to operate the schools.” Though the order varied between the two groups, the following traits also ranked in the top 10 desired by staff and the community:
- “Has strong human relations or ‘people skills’”
- “Understands how to provide safe environments for students and staff”
- “Knows how to get staff, students, parents and community to work together to help children learn”
- “Communicates well with people of all races and socioeconomic status”
- “Should be accessible and respond to concerns in a timely fashion”
- “Communicates well with all community groups”
- “Understands school finance, budgets and business management”
The two qualities that appeared on the community survey’s top 10 that were not in the top 10 of staff were “should have high visibility in our schools” and “understands research-based school programs.” The staff top 10 included the following traits that the community’s did not: “has been an effective classroom teacher” and “has been a successful principal.”
Ms. Schafer said that based on the survey results, communication, money and safety were the most important issues to both staff and the community. Board members echoed those sentiments and said they will seek a candidate who is a “communication expert” and has a “servant’s heart.” They said they would also like to find someone who is good at delegating and has some knowledge of project-based construction.