Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) is on the hunt for a new superintendent.
The current superintendent, Catherine Magouyrk, recently announced her retirement, which is effective June 30, 2018.
“Hiring a new superintendent is the biggest task a school board will face and we want to make sure that the public has a voice in this process. We hope that parents, staff and residents will take time to fill out the survey or attend the scheduled public hearing,” stated Manassas School Board Chairman Tim Demeria in a release.
More on the search for a new superintendent, from a release:
The School Board has created a survey related to superintendent criteria, which is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ManassasSearch, and will be posted on the home page of the division web site. Hard copies of the survey will also be available at the central office, each school office, and upon request.
In addition to the survey, the Board will hold a public hearing:
Date: January 9, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall (9027 Center Street, Manassas, VA)
The School Board selected the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) to assist the board with the superintendent search. A timeline for the search is below:
November 27, 2017
Announcement to the public of Superintendent Search
January 9, 2018
Deadline for Surveys (surveys open November 27– January 9)
January 9, 2018 (7:00 p.m.)
Public Hearing
January 16, 2018 (6:30 p.m.)
Board Meets to establish Qualifications
January 17, 2018
Provide established qualifications to VSBA
January 22 – February 16, 2018
Receive applications
February 22, 2018 (6:00 p.m.)
Second meeting with the VSBA
March/April
Interviews with candidates
April/May
Announcement of person selected
July 1, 2018
Anticipated start date of person selected
