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Rick McDaniel will o cially retire at the end of the school year. (Courtesy McKinney ISD)
McKinney ISD’s search for new superintendent now underway
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responses from district students, sta , parents and the community. The top three most desired quali cations based on survey results were experience in improving academic achievement, public school curriculum and increasing the safety and security for schools, according to the survey. Prior experience as a superinten- dent is not necessary and can even be rare, Thompson said. “If [a district has] a problem with retaining teachers, then that translates usually into a shortage of principals, which usually turns into fewer candidates for superintendent positions,” Thompson said. Candidates could also come from outside of Texas, but being from Texas is a plus, Thompson said. The search team is not actively recruiting out of Texas. Out-of-state applicants must nd the job posting independently. “Mike and I also try to keep up with people who have experience in Texas, who have worked here for parts of their career who now might be in another state but who might be looking to get back to Texas,” Thompson said. The next steps will be interviewing candidates, conducting background checks and touring the district with candidates. Finalists will be identi- ed by March 2. “There’s good recognition about McKinney and about this opening,” Thompson said. “I think this would be viewed as a very desirable com- munity to be in.”
McKinney ISD is one month into its search for a new leader after Super- intendent Rick McDaniel announced his retirement in December. He will retire at the end of the school year. Search committee leaders David Thompson and Mike Moses said they hope to nd McDaniel’s replacement by the end of April. Thompson and Moses are attor- neys with more than 20 years of experience in nding new superin- tendents for a school district—they even helped hire McDaniel in 2014, according to district o cials. “We think leadership matters,” Thompson said. “Over that time, we’ve probably worked with between 150 and 200 districts to assist boards as they go through superintendent searches.” One part of Thompson’s and Moses’ job is meeting with focus groups of students, teachers, parents and business owners to see what they want in the next superintendent. Two of the biggest talking points were teacher retention and school safety, Moses said. “It’s very much on the minds of everybody and connected with schools,” Moses said. “How do we keep schools, how do we keep sta , [and] how do we keep kids safe?” To help get a better picture of what the community is looking for, a districtwide survey was opened from Dec. 16-Jan. 4. At a Jan. 24 MISD board meeting, district sta gave an overview of the more than 20 pages of survey
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