School Boards Seeking Assistance

During the past nine years, Search Associates has conducted over 100 administrative searches for outstanding international schools around the world. We have had unprecedented success in finding the right candidate for the right position. In fact, close to 100% of the administrative candidates placed through our searches have chosen to renew at the end of their initial contracts.

A typical administrative search includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Preparation of a search calendar.
• Visiting the school to confer with administrators, faculty, students, parents, board members, and search committee members (optional).
• Working with that search committee to prepare a position statement.
• Circulating that statement to all international schools as well as to interested educators and appropriate institutions.
• Preparing advertisements and notices.
• Representing the school candidly and enthusiastically to candidates.
• Recruiting and screening of the candidate pool.
• Deciding upon the candidates most suitable for the search committee's review.
• Presenting those candidates to the search committee.
• Advising on plans for candidate reviews and visits.
• Advising on compensation and other needs of the candidates.
• Advising on contract, if requested.
• Acting as an intermediary if troubles arise (as when a highly desirable candidate is also interested in other schools near the end of a search).
• Acting in the interest of the school, but also being sensitive to the needs of the candidates.

Please read a few of the comments we have received from school search committees from around the world.

This is far from an exhaustive list, but it should clarify the nature and scope of the administrative search process. For more information please contact John Magagna, who is the Search Associate contact for all administrative searches.

Notice

Search Associates will not knowingly provide services to schools which discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin or age. Candidates need to be aware, however, that schools located in certain countries outside the U.S. are bound by national laws or retirement policies which (e.g.) may prohibit foreigners from obtaining work permits after the age of fifty-five or some slightly greater age.