This from the Herald-Leader:
The state has sent out requests for proposals from national search firms, and a number have responded.
Here we go again.
Kentucky Department of Education spokeswoman Lisa Gross said the state education board plans to interview up to four of those firms at the March 5 meeting.
A couple of meetings ago, in one of several unguarded moments, Doug Hubbard alluded to a certain company that would not get his vote. Since Hubbard failed to mention any names, we are left to guess who he meant.
If things go well, the board probably will name one of the companies later that day to lead the search, she said.
And if things don't go well, the board will rehire Ray & Associates who will advise the board to keep the public uninformed while they sift through potential commissioner candidates from Kentucky and across the country, all the while assuring the board that a paired down list of finalists were fully vetted and the board should feel free to believe anything they have to say. Then, the board will congratulate itself.
But I'm confident that won't happen this time around.
The bigger question is - Who's interested? The biggest question is - Who's interested that can move Kentucky forward?
The board will be operating as a committee of the whole. That's going to slow the process down somewhat - but that's OK if the public is kept informed and the process results in the selection of a high quality candidate.
Just like making changes to the CATS assessment: Take you time. Get it right. Then, try not to change again for a long while.
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