Superintendent/President Search 2024-2025
We are searching for one highly qualified individual to become College of the Desert’s next Superintendent/President.
College of the Desert is seeking an individual with the right combination of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities to lead the district and stakeholders towards increased student success and overall institutional effectiveness.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees and working alongside the College of the Desert Foundation and local community and organizations, the Superintendent/President will work to sustain and amplify a culture of diversity, inclusivity and innovation in which students can thrive and achieve their academic and vocational goals.
We want feedback!
Feedback as a student, faculty, staff, alumni, or community member is an integral part of the District’s search for its next Superintendent/President. This will be an opportunity for various District constituents to share their thoughts, perspectives, and comments on the professional background and qualities sought in the new Superintendent/President.
The information gathered will inform the development of the job announcement and assist the Search Committee in establishing the job-related criteria by which applicants will be evaluated.
There are two ways to submit feedback:
Listening Sessions
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
| Time | Group Session | Zoom Link |
| 9:00 A.M. | Part-Time Faculty | Join Session |
| 10:00 A.M. | Classified Professionals | Join Session |
| 11:00 A.M. | Students | Join Session |
| 1:00 P.M. | External Community / Associations | Join Session |
| 2:00 P.M. | Management / Leadership | Join Session |
| 3:00 P.M. | Full-Time Faculty | Join Session |
| 4:00 P.M. | All | Join Session |
Thursday, September 5, 2024
| Time | Group Session | Zoom Link |
| 9:00 A.M. | Full-Time Faculty | Join Session |
| 10:00 A.M. | Management / Leadership | Join Session |
| 11:00 A.M. | External Community / Associations | Join Session |
| 1:00 P.M. | Classified Professionals | Join Session |
| 2:00 P.M. | Students | Join Session |
| 3:00 P.M. | Part-Time Faculty | Join Session |
| 4:00 P.M. | All | Join Session |
Survey
For those unable to attend a listening session but would like to share your thoughts, please feel free to submit your comments electronically through the following confidential survey:
Search Process and Timeline
Information about the presidential search process and timeline is available.
Search Timeline (As of August 29, 2024) - Download PDF Version
- Lay out process, meetings needed
- Discuss search profile development
- Establish listening session dates
AGB Search conducts the Listening Sessions with campus stakeholders
- 50-minute sessions with various stakeholder groups
- A survey link will be provided to HR for distribution to stakeholders August 26th and close on September 5th.
- Introductions – Search Committee members
- Overview, orientation, schedules, search committee role and responsibilities, AGB role
- Introduce Confidentiality Agreement
- Review of the timeline and search process
- Candidate Pool development process through AGB Search portal
- Committee members to receive link to determine committee meeting dates and times by September 30, 2024
AGB Search will share draft of the following documents for committee review prior to Search Committee Meeting II.
- Draft Candidate Assessment Form prior to search committee receiving access to the AGB Search portal (ShareFile)
- Draft semifinalist interview questions to be finalized prior to access to the AGB portal
- Anti-bias in the Search and Selection Process Workshop (2 hours)
- Review candidate assessment process
- Search update
- Confirm Candidate Assessment Form prior to search committee receiving access to the AGB Search portal (ShareFile)
- Discuss A=Competitive, B= Less Competitive C=Not Competitive folder format
- Review and confirmation of the semifinalist interview schedule
- Candidate Assessment Form Finalized
- Semifinalist interview questions finalized
Committee receives access to the AGB Search Portal to begin reviewing candidate materials
Select Semi-Finalists (6 – 8)
- Consultants contact chosen candidates
- AGB Search starts reference checking, social media, and Courtlink background checks
- Review the semifinalist interview schedule
Semifinalist Interviews
- Conduct interviews over 2-3 days
- Interview 1 hour, candidate questions 30 minutes
- 15-minute break in between interviews
- 30-minute lunch break
- Debrief to select finalists (3 – 5) end of last day
- AGB provides initial due diligence reports
- Search Committee recommends 3-5 candidates for in person interviews with the chancellor and board
- ABG Search initiates extensive background check on finalists
- AGB Search sends draft questions for finalists to system office
- Finalist Nexis/Lexus background checks
- Finalist Reference checks
(3 - 5 candidates - 1 Full Day) – Confidential Interviews
- Board interviews candidates
- Finalist Public Forums
Board Approved Committee Structure
At its August 16, 2024, regular meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the Superintendent/President Search Committee structure. Due to the confidentiality of the process, only the structure will be posted.
Job Post
Interested candidates are invited to learn more about the superintendent/president position by reading the full job announcement.
