The San Bernardino City Unified School District governing Board is seeking applicants for superintendent. Applications can be accessed via the application link and will be accepted through November 30, 2022. The new educational leader for California’s seventh-largest school district is slated to be named by February 2023. Candidates must have the background, skills, and abilities essential for excellence in educational leadership.
In October, the Board hired McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, an executive search firm that specializes in education, to lead a nationwide search for SBCUSD’s next leader. As part of the new search, the Board is seeking input from parents, employees, and the community on desired characteristics through a survey that will help shape the search process by asking respondents to weigh in on the personal and professional qualities they want in a new top administrator. The educational partner input survey is available now and closes Friday, November 18. The Board of Education will also hold several meetings to give various educational partners an opportunity to give input.
An educational partner input meeting for select participants will be held on Tuesday, November 8. A Superintendent Criteria Board of Education workshop will be held Tuesday, November 15 at 4 p.m. in the Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room at the Board of Education building, 777 North F Street in San Bernardino, and the public can attend. A community forum for input is on Monday, November 14 from 6 to 7 p.m. also in the Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room. This forum will be both in person and virtual and is open to the public. The virtual participation is limited to the first 500 participants who register.
The plan is to interview semifinalists for the post at the end of January. It is anticipated that the process will be completed in January 2023, and a contract would be offered by February 2023. Applicants may view a District profile, a search timeline, and more information about the District on a webpage devoted to the superintendent search.
Since July, SBCUSD has been run by four administrators in charge in rotation: Harold Sullins, Ana Applegate, Dr. Sandra Rodriguez, and Dr. Marcus Funchess. Doc Ervin, the previous superintendent, retired in July.
About San Bernardino City Unified School District:
SBCUSD has been serving the San Bernardino and Highland communities since 1964, and now serves nearly 47,000 pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students. The District encompasses 110 square miles, including the unincorporated communities of Muscoy and Devore.
The District is home to 50 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, a K–8 school, 7 comprehensive high schools, 2 alternative high schools, a child development program, a virtual academy, and a thriving adult school, the Inland Career Education Center. For more information, please visit www.sbcusd.com.
