BURNSVILLE
Firm to aid search for new superintendentSchool Exec Connect has been selected as the firm to help the Burnsville School District find a superintendent to replace Randy Clegg, who is retiring after this school year.
School Exec Connect was picked from among three firms interviewed by the school board at its Jan. 3 meeting. The selection was unanimous.
The firm specializes in superintendent searches for suburban and regional districts. It conducted more than 40 national searches last year, including those for the Eden Prairie, West St. Paul and South Washington County school districts.
The school board said that four retired Minnesota superintendents will lead the search. They are Kenneth Dragseth, former Edina superintendent; Antoinette Johns, former superintendent in Brooklyn Center; Charles Kyte, former superintendent in Northfield and former executive director of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators, and Robert Ostlund, former superintendent of Wayzata Public Schools.
The firm will be paid a consulting fee of $19,500. The district hopes to have a replacement in place by April.
SHAPOKEE
District saves $10M by refinancing debtThe Shakopee School District has refinanced existing debt and as a result will save district residents almost $10 million over the next 10 years.
The district refinanced general obligation building bonds that were set to mature in the next 12 years.
In January 2012, the district saved $5,337,885 when it refinanced general obligation bonds.