San Diego Unified School District Searches for Superintendent of Public Education, Special Education Teachers, and Substitutes, Attracting Teacher Candidates with Cash Hiring Incentives
WHAT: The second largest school district in California, San Diego Unified is hoping to attract qualified applicants for a variety of open positions including the Superintendent of Public Education vacancy. New hire incentives are being offered by the district for eligible applicants hired now through March 15 for select positions<https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandi/jobs/2926700/special-education-certificated-pool?keywords=special%20education&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs>. Chief Human Officer, Acacia Thede, School Board President Richard Barrera, and School Board Vice President, Sharon Whitehurst-Payne are available for comments regarding the search, recruitment and hiring process. For more information, you are encouraged to visit the district's Human Resources Job Opportunities<https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandi?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending> webpage on www.sandi.net<https://www.sandiegounified.org/departments/human_resources>
WHEN: Superintendent Search: Now through November 11, 2021; New hire incentives for Special Education: Now through March 15, 2022.
INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 (please confirm coverage to reserve a timeslot).
SPEAKERS: Acacia Thede, Chief Human Resource Officer, Richard Barrera, School Board President, Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, School Board Vice President.
BROLL: Superintendent Search Video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYLRCZwj4pg> , www.Sandi.net/SuptSearch<https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/sdusd-superintendent-search/home>, Superintendent Search Flyer <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PCW3EFzrjmgo3enlztgsZlNkOZ-6bk71/view?usp=sharing>
BACKGROUND: San Diego Unified posted its superintendent job opening<https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandi/jobs/3261767/superintendent-of-public-education?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs>, based on stakeholder input received during a series of public input sessions held from July through September 2021. The position description and job posting were unanimously approved by the Board of Education on October 12, 2021, launching the next phase in the search for the schools chief of California's second-largest district. Analysis<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zu06R75xAS30N-qrdUgzUtNf95HzxKfm/view> of the stakeholder input shows that the qualities most important in the district's next permanent superintendent include: the commitment to seek out more representative, frequent community feedback with proven experience to mediate the diverse views held by stakeholders districtwide to find common ground upon which difficult decisions can be made; the experience to lead a team in ways that will best support the needs of the whole child and ensure equitable outcomes for all students; and a willingness to distribute leadership in a way that pushes local decision-making and authority closer to the cluster and school levels to unleash the diverse strengths found in the community.
MEDIA CONTACT: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 Imcneil@Sandi.net<mailto:Imcneil@Sandi.net>
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