Ellis Announces Timetable for Saline Area Schools Principal Searches

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Saline Area Schools will interview candidates for the principal positions at Pleasant Ridge Elementary and Saline Middle School July 22.

Curt Ellis, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, updated the Board of Education on the principal search during Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.

Ellis said there was strong interest in both positions with 16-20 applicants for each. At least four finalists for each job will advance to a public forum scheduled for July 27. The district has been gathering questions from people for the forums.

"Everyone who attends the forums will have an opportunity to give us written feedback. Generally, what we do at those sessions is break off into three groups - a group for parents and students, a group for faculty and staff, and a group for administrators," Ellis told the board. "We get different feedback from different questions from those three groups."

From there, the district's central office will conduct interviews and make recommendations to the board as soon as Aug. 4.

Ellis said more information about the forums will be posted on the school district's social media channels.

Other Hiring

Certified staff positions posted in early spring may not be filled until the district has a better picture of its budget. The initial interviews have been conducted.

"We've notified the applicants that we're really in a holding pattern until we know more about what our future looks like - specifically with regard to budget and with regard to enrollment," Ellis said. "Those are the drivers that always dictating our hiring for the certified staff positions."

Ellis said there may be a perception the district is behind schedule on hiring but, he said, the district often fills positions deep into August.

"This is my 10th year in the district and in each year we've hired up until the week before school," Ellis said. "There's not a lot that's really unusual about where we are this year."

Ellis said he hopes to resume the hiring process in mid-July. Parents with questions about their child's placement are encouraged to reach out to principals and department heads.

Ellis said the district is filling secretary positions at Saline Middle School and Harvest. Interviews have been conducted and finalists have been recommended. The final interviews will be conducted in the next week.

 

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