Website Mesabi East School District
District Name: Independent School District 2711, Mesabi East
District Address: 601 N. 1st Street W.; Aurora, Minnesota 55705
District Website: https://www.isd2711.org/
Qualifications: Hold or be eligible for licensure as a Superintendent in Minnesota. Successful experience as a superintendent or administrator preferred. Demonstrates strong commitment to student achievement, collaborative leadership, building partnerships in the community, supporting staff learning and development, transparent fiscal management, and a high level of integrity with matching standards for honesty and ethics with the School Board, staff, and community.
Consultants Assisting the Board: Bob Ostlund (612-308-8997), Patty Phillips (651-357-0996)
District Highlights: The district lives out its mission – “It is the mission of the Mesabi East Schools to enable all students to achieve high levels of success so that they can become self-directed, lifelong learners and informed, productive citizens in a changing world.”
- Innovative, dedicated staff
- Supportive parents and community
- Encouraging and inspiring learning environment
- Broad range of academic offerings, including collaboration with other districts to provide nursing and auto classes and College in the Schools high school courses
- Quality Compensation (Q Comp); Professional Learning Communities and Teacher Evaluation
- Outstanding fine arts and athletics programs
- Passage of bond referendum for a building and an athletic field
- State of the art technology with 1:1 iPads; CAD Lab
- Collaboration with local Mental Health Support Services
Communities Served: The Mesabi East School District 2711 encompasses 405 square miles in Northeastern Minnesota. It is a twice consolidated district, first with the consolidation of Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, and the surrounding area. Subsequently, Aurora-Hoyt Lakes consolidated with Biwabik creating Mesabi East. The School District’s population is approximately 8,000 residents concentrated in the communities of Aurora, Biwabik, and Hoyt Lakes.
Student Population: 933
District Budget: $13,000,000
District Schools:
- Mesabi East Elementary School
- Mesabi East High School
Union Affiliation – Education Minnesota
Teachers’ Contract Status: Contract Settled for 2019-2021
Search Calendar:
- Application Deadline: February 12, 2021
- Candidate slate recommended to the Board: February 16, 2021
- First round interviews: February 20, 2021
- Second round interviews: February 22 if interviews are virtual; February 22, 23, & 24 if interviews are in person
- Projected superintendent contract action by Board: March 1, 2020
- Superintendent start date: July 1, 2021
Compensation Package Offered: Regionally Competitive
APPLICATION PROCESS:
• Apply through School Exec Connect’s website http://www.schoolexecconnect.com/
• You will be asked to complete the online application and submit through the School Exec Connect website a cover letter, resume, copies of graduate transcripts, at least four reference letters, and proof of certification to support your candidacy.
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