January 2, 2008 Dear Parents and Guardians: As you may be aware, I will be selecting a new principal for the Fort River School within the next few months. An interview committee will work with me to review applications, conduct interviews, and review the responses received about candidates. In late January and early February, we will hold an open meeting for parents and community members to meet the finalists. I will send information about that at a later date. I would like your thoughts about a prospective principal for the Fort River School and have posed three questions on the back of this letter. I hope you will take some time to respond and to return the survey to Fort River Principal’s Office by Friday, January 11, 2008. The information I receive from these surveys is valuable in determining the desired characteristics of the principal candidate and the priorities he or she will be addressing in the next few years. While the interview committee will be a small group in order to make the process manageable, I would like to invite your participation. The committee will include five to six parents. If you are interested in participating, you can send a note, addressed to me, to the Fort River Principal’s office or send an email to my assistant, Debbie Westmoreland, westmorelandd@arps.org. Please indicate the grade your child is in and any particular interest you have. The time commitment for this committee will include after-school meetings and a few full days to interview candidates. If you are not selected for the committee, you can still be actively involved in the process by attending the open meetings with the candidates. Thank you. Jere Hochman Superintendent
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