BERKELEY – The Central Regional School District has published online questionnaires to find out what qualities the public wants in a superintendent.
The survey can be found at surveymonkey.com/r/CentralReglCommunitySurvey
The questions are about Central’s strengths and accomplishments, as well as what challenges the district faces. One entry is: “If you could ask the candidates one question during the interview process, what would that question be?”
The survey will close on July 7. There is also a similar survey for Central employees.
This date is also the application deadline for the position. The job description states that the winning candidate will start the job on or before January 1, 2024.
The superintendent search is being assisted by the NJ School Boards Association. Their field service representative, Mary Ann Friedman, is acting as the district’s search consultant. She facilitated meetings at the district for staff, students, and the community to discuss the search.
In a previous Board of Education meeting, officials said that the new superintendent would also be the leader of the Seaside Heights district since there is an existing contract in place.
Qualifications for the position listed online include:
- NJ School Administrator or Certificate of Eligibility
- Superintendent, assistant superintendent, central office or principal experience
- Grades 6-12, middle school and/or high school teaching experience
- Doctorate preferred
- Culturally diverse and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply
Former Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides resigned in February but his official day of retirement was May 1. He left after making statements to an international newspaper about the family of a student. He apologized to the child’s family in his resignation letter.
Assistant Superintendent Douglas Corbett has been the acting superintendent ever since.
To keep the public up to date with the search, the district has created this page: sites.google.com/centralreg.k12.nj.us/superintendent-search/home
