Dear Lovejoy Community:

We are pleased to report that we had 65 talented applicants apply for the position of Superintendent of the Lovejoy Independent School District. Many of the applicants were sitting Superintendents in larger districts. Additionally, we had several Chief Academic Officers of some of the strongest academic programs inside and outside of Texas, and we attracted Chief Financial Officers and Assistant Superintendents with stellar reputations and accomplishments. Our talent pool was deep, and with Lovejoy being a destination district, it helped drive some of the most comprehensive talent our search firm has worked with. We have narrowed our focus to five candidates and will name a lone finalist on June 4th, followed by the approval and introduction of our next Lovejoy ISD Superintendent at our regular board meeting on Wednesday, June 26.

Lovejoy Proud!

Chad Collins

President

Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees

Chad Collins, Board President, announced the timeline for the Superintendent search at the February 20 Board Meeting.

 

Friday, February 22, 2019 - Completed

Request for Proposal was submitted for interested search firms to apply.

 

March 8, 2019 - Completed

Deadline for interested search firms to submit their proposal.

 

March 18, 2019 - Completed

8:00 AM - Lovejoy ISD Administration Building

Special Board Meeting to select top three search firm candidates.

 

The following search firm candidates were selected to present proposals:

 

Texas Association of School Boards

JG Consulting

Bob E. Griggs & Associates

 

March 20, 2019 - Completed

2:30 PM – Lovejoy ISD Administration Building

Special Board Meeting to hear proposals from top three search firms.

 

3:00 PM – Texas Association of School Boards

4:00 PM – JG Consulting

5:00 PM - Bob E. Griggs & Associates

 

March 20, 2019 - Completed

7:30 PM – Lovejoy Elementary School Gymnasium

Board action will be taken during the regular Board Meeting to select a search firm.

 

The Board selected JG Consulting to lead the search for the next Superintendent of the Lovejoy Independent School District. Please click here to access the JG Consulting website for additional information regarding their firm.

 

March 28, 2019 - Completed

8:00 AM – Lovejoy ISD Administration Building

Special Board Meeting to meet with JG Consulting regarding the search for the next Superintendent of the Lovejoy Independent School District.

 

April 2, 2019 – Completed

An anonymous survey regarding the search for the next superintendent will be shared with the community for JG consulting to receive community input.

 

April 9, 2019 - Completed

6:30 PM – Lovejoy High School Lecture Hall

A Community meeting will be held on April 9 at 6:30 PM in the Lovejoy High School to gather community feedback regarding the search for the next Superintendent of Lovejoy ISD.

 

April 17, 2019 - Completed

5:30 PM – Lovejoy ISD Administration Building

The Board of Trustees will meet in Executive Session with JG Consulting to review the Superintendent Search Profile.

May 13, 2019 - Completed

The Board of Trustees will meet in Executive Session with JG Consulting to review 65 applications.

 

Summer 2019

The new Superintendent will be in place in preparation for the 2019-2020 school year.

 

We will continue to keep the community informed regarding the search for a new Superintendent.