Friday, January 25, 2013
In a unanimous decision Thursday evening, the board chose Dr. Robert Shaner to fill the district's top position.
A decision was finally reached Thursday evening in selecting a new superintendent for Rochester Community Schools. During a special meeting held by the Rochester Board of Education, Dr. Robert Shaner was chosen to fill the role. Shaner, current director of instruction and technology for Warren Consolidated Schools, was the only candidate up for the position after David Richards, superintendent of Fraser Public Schools, withdrew his name from consideration on Wednesday. The search has been underway to find a replacement for former Superintendent Fred Clarke, who resigned in September. According to school board President Beth Talbert, 26 individuals applied for the superintendent job posting last fall. The competition was narrowed down to …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Robert Shaner, director of instruction and technology for Warren Consolidated Schools, is now the only candidate for the Rochester Community Schools superintendent position.
Updated 3:30 p.m. David Richards, superintendent of Fraser Public Schools, withdrew his name from consideration for the Rochester Community Schools superintendent position, according to Debra Hartman, Rochester Schools communications director. She said Richards did not give a reason for withdrawing his name. That leaves Robert Shaner, director of instruction and technology for Warren Consolidated Schools, as the only candidate. "The board is going to interview Dr. Shaner tonight at 5 p.m.," Hartman said. "Then they have a meeting scheduled for tomorrow night to vote whether to offer Dr. Shaner a contract." Rochester Board of Education members picked Richards and Shaner as the finalists for the position two weeks ago. The search has been …
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Finalists will return for second interviews in two weeks.
David Richards and Robert Shaner have been named finalists in the search for Rochester's next superintendent. Who are these men? They were the educational leaders thought to be the "best fit" for inspiring Rochester Community Schools staff and improving achievement for students, Board of Education members determined just before midnight Wednesday. Richards, superintendent of Fraser Public Schools, and Shaner, director for instruction and technology for Warren Consolidated School District, will return to Rochester in two weeks to visit with principals, teachers, students and parents. And the public will get a chance to meet them during an open house Jan. 22. Here's why they were chosen as finalists. Board members unanimously picked …
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Monday, January 7, 2013
The public is invited to attend interviews Monday and Wednesday night. Here's a look at the schedule.
Rochester school leaders will interview the four semi-finalists for the superintendent position during two public meetings this week. The Board of Education will meet Monday and Wednesday nights. Each candidate will be interviewed for 75 minutes: Robert Martin and Cindy Weber on Monday night and David Richards and Robert Shaner on Wednesday night. The superintendent vacancy is the result of the resignation of Fred Clarke in September. Tresa Zumsteg has been filling in as the interim leader of the district since then. Monday's meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. with election of board officers. The interviews will follow. Wednesday's meeting begins at 7 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public in the Harrison Room of the School Administration …
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Friday, September 28, 2012
District is seeking candidate who is "highly successful" and has "demonstrated leadership experience in high performing school districts."
The search for a permanent superintendent for Rochester Community Schools is under way with an official "help wanted" ad posted on a national superintendent search website. According to the job posting on School Exec Connect, the search firm hired to find Rochester's school leader, applications will be accepted through Nov. 15 and selected candidates will be taken to the board Dec. 5. The selection and start dates of a new superintendent are to be determined, according to the job posting, which can be viewed here. The new superintendent will replace Fred Clarke, who resigned last week after 14 months on the job. School Exec Connect, which helped find Clarke in 2011, agreed to help board members with a new search free of charge. The …
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The search for Fred Clarke's permanent replacement will begin with job posting and visit from School Exec Connect.
A national search for a permanent leader for Rochester Community Schools has officially begun. On Monday night, Board of Education members agreed to post an advertisement for a superintendent, with a start date of Jan. 1 or "negotiable." A representative from School Exec Connect, the search firm that has agreed to help Rochester find a permanent replacement for Fred Clarke, has been invited to the board's Oct. 8 meeting. Clarke resigned last week after 14 months on the job. School Exec Connect, which helped find Clarke in 2011, agreed to help board members with a new search free of charge. The district will be responsible for travel and advertising costs, but the search firm will not charge its normal $19,500 base fee. Tresa Zumsteg, a …
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Monday, September 17, 2012
The superintendent's severance hinges on whether he becomes employed by Bay-Arenac or another district in the next three months.
Superintendent Fred Clarke is leaving Rochester Community Schools after 14 months with as much as $181,000 severance, according to the deal approved by the Board of Education Monday night.* That represents about $13,000 for every month Clarke served the district. Clarke was chosen in 2011 as the top candidate to lead as superintendent. He started July 1, 2011, and officially resigned Monday. During a 20-minute special meeting, Board of Education members outlined the agreement and offered their best wishes to Clarke, who did not attend. Board members also expressed their desire to "get back to work" after two months of uncertainty in the district's leadership role. Clarke's resignation follows his announcement in July that he was looking to…
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