Woodbury Central Community School District

An Invitation to Apply for the Position of

Superintendent of Schools
Woodbury Central Community School District, Moville, Iowa

The Position

The Board of Education of the Woodbury Central Community School District is seeking a highly qualified, visionary, and fully certified educational leader to serve as Superintendent of Schools, beginning July 1, 2024.

Dr. Tim Grieves and Mr. Gary Richardson, Grieves/Richardson Consulting Services, along with Mr. Joe Crozier and Dr. Dan Smith, have been engaged as the consultants in a search for outstanding candidates and will assist the Board of Education and the Board Secretary in identifying and screening the applicants. Applicants, and/or their agents, are asked not to contact members of the Board of Education during the search process.  Questions can be directed to the consultants.     Dr. Tim Grieves can be contacted at 712-251-5350, or at [email protected], or Mr. Gary Richardson can be contacted at 712-395-1317, or at [email protected].

Desired Characteristics of the Superintendent

The School District

The Woodbury Central Community School District provides a tremendous opportunity for its next Superintendent of Schools.  The Woodbury Central Community Schools serves 550 students with 80 staff members. The district supports a wide variety of academic and extra/co-curricular activities.  In addition to maintaining a strong financial position, the district has excellent curriculum and activities for students.

District’s Mission Statement:

The Mission of the Woodbury Central Community School Board of Directors is:

With the realization that all students can learn, our school will strive to teach our students the intellectual, physical, creative, emotional, and social skills necessary for productive citizenship.

District’s Website

https://www.woodbury-central.k12.ia.us/

Selection Timeline

1. Position advertised by December 18, 2024
2. Application deadline: Emailed no later than February 9, 2024
3. Finalists selected by Board of Directors and Focus Group PD: February 14, 2024
4. Interviews with Board & Focus Groups: February 20-21, 2024
5. Target date to complete selection process: February 23, 2024
6. Starting Date: July 1, 2024

Application & Selection Process

1. All nominations, letters of application, application form, inquiries, credentials and copies of legal proof of administrative qualifications should be emailed (no fax applications will be considered) to:

   Grieves/Richardson Consulting Services (send the materials to Dr. Grieves) at:

   Dr. Tim Grieves at:  [email protected]

   Cell:  712-251-5350

    

2. A complete application for the position of Superintendent of Schools must include:
   1. a letter of application
   2. resume’
   3. completed and signed application form and other necessary signatures
   4. written response to the four narrative questions
   5. maximum of four recent letters of recommendation regarding your professional work (preferably at least two from your current employer)
   6. photocopy of college/university transcripts
   7. a copy of a current Iowa superintendent’s endorsement—including evaluator approval certification

    

3. Applicants, and/or their designees, are asked not to contact Board of Education members during the search process. If you have any questions please contact Tim, Gary, Dan or Joe, as listed above.  Names of applicants will be held in strict confidence whenever possible.

    

4. The applications and applicant names will remain confidential information except when the finalists are selected. The submitted material and names of the finalists will be available to the public.   This confidentiality does not apply to applicants who are currently employed by the Woodbury Central Community School District, as the law does not afford them confidentiality.

Application can be found on the Woodbury Central Community Schools website:

District’s Website

https://www.woodbury-central.k12.ia.us/

Completed applications must be emailed no later than February 9, 2024.

The Woodbury Central Community School District is an EEO/AA employer.

NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE

GRIEVES/RICHARDSON CONSULTING SERVICES DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, COLOR, RELIGION, CREED, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, VETERAN STATUS OR DISABILITY.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE