MUROC DISTRICT CAN'T FIND CHIEF CANDIDATE.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer NORTH EDWARDS -- Muroc Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. trustees will start their superintendent search anew a·new adv. 1. Once more; again. 2. In a new and different way, form, or manner. [Middle English : a, of (from Old English of; see of) + new after a candidate they were considering hiring as an interim superintendent withdrew his name from consideration. The district may hire a Bakersfield-based recruiting firm to assist in the search for a new top administrator. ``We are investigating working with a recruitment firm that would go out and help us to do a search and find some candidates,'' Superintendent Mike Summerbell said. ``Hopefully we will sign an agreement with that company early next week, and they will proceed to help us recruit and analyze candidates and help us find a good superintendent.'' The board is seeking to replace Summerbell, who is retiring in August after 11 years at Muroc and two years in the top post. The search process has taken several turns. Trustees initially sought applicants from among district employees, drawing two applicants, but one then decided to leave the district and the other pulled out from consideration, trustees said. The search was then expanded to include applicants from outside the school district, but the trustees did not find a suitable candidate from among the 15 people who applied. Muroc then began talks with the superintendent of the El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and Unified School District, who was planning on retiring, to work as an interim superintendent. The deal was contingent on Adj. 1. contingent on - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent upon, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent his wife also getting a new job, which did not happen, Summerbell said. Summerbell says he will probably stay past his retirement until a new superintendent is hired and ready to start, probably in late September. ``I told the board until they got a superintendent that they are happy with that I will stay around,'' Summerbell said. ``It looks like I'm going to retire as of the official date in August but will probably sign some kind of interim contract for a short term.'' Muroc has 2,300 students at seven schools in Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. and North Edwards and at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. . The board has a list of desired qualifications for a superintendent, including a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. , or equivalent course work and experience; a California administrative credential credential verb To determine or verify titles, qualifications, documents, completion of required training, and continuing education, in those persons who function in a professional or official capacity–eg, ER physician, neurosurgeon, etc. Cf Credentials. for grades kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through grade 12; a minimum of three years of teaching experience; a minimum of five years administrative experience; and familiarity with the federal impact aid program. Muroc receives federal impact aid to provide a source of revenue because the 301,000-acre base and its residents are exempt from local taxes. Candidates also must ``desire to work in a small remote district, obtain respect in local communities, and lead these communities in their efforts to maintain and improve the quality of education in their schools,'' the job posting said. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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