September 16, 2008 -

An Invitation to Our Families and Community



Dear Families and Residents of Rockford Public Schools:

As you may be aware, the Rockford Board of Education has initiated a search for a superintendent of schools for the 2009/2010 school year. To provide counsel to us in this important process, we have retained the services of Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Ltd., a search firm that specializes in assisting boards with the identification and selection of superintendents.

A very important step in this process is the identification of the characteristics we will be seeking in a superintendent. We invite you to participate in the identification of these characteristics by attending a Community Forum and/or completing the Leadership Profile Survey form on this web site.

The Community Forums, which will be facilitated by a member of the consultant firm, will be held on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 8 am, 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, and 7 pm at the District Administration Building, 201 S. Madison, Room #207, and 7 pm on the same date at Booker Washington Center, 524 Kent St., and St. Elizabeth Community Center, 1536 S. Main St. Members of the community are free to attend any of the forums.

Please complete and bring the Leadership Profile Survey form to a Community Forum. If you will be unable to attend a Forum, please mail/fax your completed form directly to the address/fax number indicated at the bottom of the form by October 1, 2008.


Thank you in advance for your assistance with this most important task.

Sincerely,

Nancy Kalchbrenner
President, Rockford Board of Education