Selection of Principals

The Region Superintendent or School Associate Superintendent will schedule a meeting with the SOT to identify desirable qualifications for the principal position.

1. • Notice of the SOT Meeting must be posted on the school’s Web site three days in advance of the meeting. The SOT may use their standard agenda format with the item titled “Desirable Qualifications for Principal Candidates.”

   • The SOT must vote to approve the desirable qualifications for the principal position.
     NRS 388G.730(2): “A majority of the voting members of the organizational team constitutes a quorum for purposes of voting. A majority vote of the quorum is required to take action with respect to any matter.”

   • The list of desirable qualifications must include, without limitation, qualifications relating to the:

     • Employment history of the candidate;

     • Ability of the candidate to connect and communicate with pupils;

     • Ability of the candidate to provide a safe and respectful learning environment pursuant to NRS 388.1321; and

     • Strategies the candidate would implement to improve the achievement of pupils.

The position will be posted and applicants will undergo an internal screening process.  The pool of applicants will be narrowed to a list of three to five candidates.  

Working with the SOT chair, the Region Superintendent/School Associate Superintendent schedules SOT interviews with the SOT. The Region Superintendent/School Associate Superintendent will guide the SOT through the interview process. Interviews are not publicly noticed or held in a public meeting. The Region Superintendent/School Associate Superintendent will guide the interview participants through the interview process.

The Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Region Superintendent, and one member of the SOT chosen by the Team will interview the qualified candidates. After the interviews, the Superintendent of Schools makes a selection of a candidate to fill the vacant position. 

At the date, time, and location previously communicated, the Region/School Associate Superintendent will notify the SOT of the superintendent's selection. The law does not allow for the SOT to reject the Superintendent’s final hiring decision.

The Region Superintendent/School Associate Superintendent immediately notifies the Trustees in whose district the school is located by phone to inform them of the principal selection following the Superintendent’s final selection.