About HYA - The Search Firm

HYA OVERVIEW

NATIONAL REACH – LOCAL KNOWLEDGE:  Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA) has more experience in identifying quality educational executives than any other firm in the industry. The fact that it has assisted boards with successful selections in more than 1,600 searches with student enrollment ranging from less than 500 students to upwards of 640,000 is no accident. HYA’s success is about people: our Associates, their extensive contacts, and the Boards we assist.  We build relationships with each new search, expanding our reach and our record of success.

COMMITMENT to DIVERSITY:  HYA commits to identifying, supporting, and placing school and district leaders of color and gender who have long been historically underrepresented in these posts.  Many of our associates have served and/or currently serve as members of the Board of ALAS (Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents), NABSE (National Alliance of Black School Educators), and their State affiliations. Candidates hired with HYA assistance are of varied gender, race, culture, ethnicity, and religious background.   

RESEARCH BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:  HYA gives you the option to gain in depth information from your community through a research-based survey that includes national norms.  The survey identifies the goals, needs, and priorities of the school system to help better match a candidate’s skills with the needs of the District and gives valuable information to the new leader on day one of employment.   HYA understands that materials published to constituents must be detailed and clear; the survey report reflects that the superintendent search process is part of a disciplined approach that HYA has carefully designed over 30 years of executive search engagements.

EXPOSURE and ANALYTICS:  HYA clients are getting immediate exposure through the HYA Active Searches page which gets over 25,000 page views per month.  In addition, HYA can provide analytics on your HYA Active Searches job posting including how many views your job has received, on what days, the average amount of time your posting was viewed etc.  No other firm has the infrastructure to provide this data to their clients.

To learn more about the HYA Superintendent Search Process click here

Interested and qualified individuals can learn more about the position and apply at: https://hyasearch.com/job/superintendent-maplewood-nj/


The Search Team

Edward L McCormick, HYA Senior Associate  - edwardmccormick@hyasearch.com

Caryn Shaw, HYA Associate - carynshaw@hyasearch.com

Ed McCormick 

 Ed McCormick, HYA  began with HYA in 2014 and has been consulting for strategic planning, superintendent searches, and board development since 2005. His experience utilizes his skills gained by managing general and financial operations for Corporations and Not for Profits organizations. He has an exceptional ability to foster relationships with diverse constituencies, including states and municipal governments, community leaders, neighborhood organizations and the general public. Ed has long experience managing capital projects, overseeing building renovations, performing management and organization assessments, executive searches, developing business marketing and strategic plans.

Caryn Shaw

Caryn Shaw, HYA Associate,  is passionate about providing the best educational experiences for today’s and tomorrow’s students. She is a former school board president and board member. She is experienced in K-12 education oversight and brings a board member’s perspective to her work at HYA. She has been a board member on numerous superintendent searches and strategic plans as well as part of various board committees including, leadership, finance and operations, communications, strategic planning, and involved in creating a new board committee on exploring race and racism.

With her business background coupled with her last 20 years in board leadership roles in non-profit organizations, she provides a unique perspective on board relations and board governance. Caryn is always looking for innovative ways for schools to be more efficient and productive, whether it’s championing the use of technology and integrating it into classrooms, developing partnerships with universities to expand student access to real-life opportunities, amplifying student voice in schools, or securing the financial support necessary to support school budgets by coming up with ideas to cut costs and raise revenues.