Minnewaska Area School District
www.minnewaska.k12.mn.us
Application for
Superintendent of Schools
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I. Basic Information
Name Click here to enter text.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
Social Security # Click here to enter text.
Home Address Click here to enter text.
Business Address Click here to enter text.
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(Home) (Work)
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II. Current Employer
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When Does Your Current Contract Expire? Click here to enter a date.
III. Current Position
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Date Started Click here to enter a date.
IV. Current School District Information
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Do you have a current Minnesota Superintendent Certification? Click here to enter text.
Have you ever served in the United States military? Click here to enter text.
If yes, were you honorably discharged? Click here to enter text.
V. Education Preparation
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Degree / Year Received / College/University / Years Attended / MajorVI. References
List three people qualified to provide information about your professional ability and achievements. Please give complete current information. The mailing address should include the zip code.
Name, Position / Complete Address / Phone/EmailList three people qualified to provide information about your personal character. Please give complete current information. The mailing address should include the zip code.
Name, Position / Complete Address / Phone/EmailVII. Employment History
List entries in reverse order, beginning with your present position.
Year(s) / Employer, Address, & Phone Number / Title or AssignmentVIII. Short Response Questions
(Please enter your responses to these questions in the spaces provided.)
1. Please explain your experience with school finance and how you see your role in the budget process. (Finance) Click here to enter text.
2. Would it be your preference to use outside vendors to provide services (custodial, busing, and food service), rather than internal personnel? (Facilities) Click here to enter text.
3. Explain what you believe the Superintendents role is in the staff development process as it relates to teachers, support staff and administrators. (Staff development/continuous improvement) Click here to enter text.
4. Explain your approach to involving the community in an on-going process with our school district, what your Community Relations goals would be and how would you achieve them? (Community Relations) Click here to enter text.
5. Please give us examples of your past experience and your role in the development, implementation and evaluation of curriculum. (Curriculum) Click here to enter text.
6. Technology is an integrated part of today’s school. Explain your approach to deploying the technology of today and positioning it to enhance the student experience? Please give examples. (Technology) Click here to enter text.
IX. Other
Have you ever been terminated, non-renewed or requested to resign from any position? Click here to enter text.
If yes, please explain: Click here to enter text.
Have you ever been convicted of, or pleaded no contest to, a felony (other than traffic violations)? Click here to enter text.
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IX. Acknowledgement and Release
I certify that the information provided herein is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
Applicant hereby waives his/her right to confidentiality with regard to his/her work record or criminal record and consents to and authorizes the release of information from current or former employers and/or law enforcement personnel upon inquiry under this application.
Notice to Applicants: Candidates names will be treated with absolute confidentiality. Only the names of the finalists in this search process will be released. This will occur once finalists have been selected by the Board of Education for interviews and have accepted the invitation.
Signature of Applicant: Click here to enter text. Date of Application: Click here to enter a date.
(Type full name into space provided to sign application)
To submit electronically: Complete this form and save it with your name in the title and email it to:
Proposed calendar:
February 3, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. or until position is filled – application deadline
Early February, 2017—Board of Education selects candidates to interview
February, 2017—Board of Education interviews candidates
Minnewaska Area School District 2149
Pam Hoeper, Assistant to the Superintendent
25122 State Highway 28
Glenwood, MN 56334
Phone: (320) 239-1304
E-mail:
Fax: (320) 239-1360
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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