Dear Jahn School Community,
We want to keep you informed and engaged as we move forward in the important process of selecting the next principal of Jahn School of Fine Arts.
The Principal Selection Committee held its second meeting on July 8th to share progress and the next steps of each committee. The committee will continue to meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30–6:30 p.m. until a new principal is selected. This document also lists all the subcommittees and members.
Outreach and Recruiting: The committee completed their targeted outreach to candidates last week and have had multiple responses and applicants through this outreach.
Interview Question and Development: The committee is finalizing thoughtful interview questions for the applicants which reflect our school’s unique needs and values in a new principal including teacher and staff input. Interview questions will be finalized this week.
The Local School Council (LSC) will meet on Thursday, July 17 at 5:30pm to review and select first round principal candidates and to potentially appoint a parent representative to the open LSC position. If interested in the open parent rep position, please apply as soon as possible. Please see here for more information about the LSC and information about applying. This meeting is open to the public, but will have closed (private to LSC members only) sessions to discuss candidates for both LSC parent rep and principal candidates. The Zoom link, location, and agenda for this meeting can be found here.
Please see the timeline here to see all the further planned steps for the principal selection as we move along in this process.
We are committed to a thoughtful and inclusive process that prioritizes the needs and values of our Jahn school community. We will continue to share updates as the selection process progresses.
Finally, the Local School Council’s Organizational Meeting will take place on Monday, July 14 at 12:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend and stay informed about school governance and leadership decisions. The zoom link, location, and agenda can be found here.
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Thank you for your continued support and involvement in shaping the future of Jahn.
Sincerely,
The Jahn Local School Council and Principal Selection Committee