The Roseau Public School – ISD 682 School Board is seeking qualified applicants for the position of superintendent. The search is due to the retirement of Dr. Larry Guggisberg, who has served as superintendent for 18 years.
About the Community:
Roseau is a successful community located in northwest Minnesota with a population of nearly 2,800 people. Roseau is the home of Polaris Industries — a Fortune 500 company with nearly 1,400 employees — that designs and manufactures snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles for a worldwide market.
LifeCare Medical Center and the Altru Medical Clinic in Roseau provide high-quality medical services to Roseau County and the surrounding area.
Many outdoor recreational activities are available to Roseau residents. Outdoor Life Magazine ranked Roseau as the 20th best town in the United States for sportsmen.
Roseau is located two hours from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
About the School District:
Roseau Public School – ISD 682 campus is located in the City of Roseau. The roughly 714-square miles has a student enrollment of 1,249 prekindergarten through 12th-grade students from the communities of Roseau, Malung, Wannaska, Ross, and Salol.
Roseau Elementary School serves 726 pre-kindergarten through grade 6 students, and Roseau High School serves 528 students in grades 7 through 12.
The school district employs 81 licensed staff, 75 nonlicensed staff, one assistant principal/community education director, one full-time high school principal/athletic director, one full-time elementary principal, and one full-time special education director/district assessment coordinator. The school district’s central office includes a full-time superintendent and two full-time bookkeepers. The school district operates its own transportation and food service programs.
DISTRICT APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
The MSBA Executive Search Service uses an online application process. Applicants begin the application process at www.applitrack.com/msba/onlineapp. Applicants will need to establish a username and password to log on.
To be considered for this position, an applicant’s completed file must be received by the MSBA office by 11:59 p.m. on April 22, 2019, and must include the completed online application and the following uploaded documents:
■ A cover letter indicating a desire to be a candidate for the Roseau Public School – ISD 682 superintendent;
■ Legal proof or other evidence (i.e., certificate/license) showing the candidate’s qualification to be a superintendent in the state of Minnesota; and
■ A set of up-to-date credentials, which includes a resume, at least three letters of recommendation, and a copy of the candidate’s official transcript(s). (Upon hire, originals must be submitted to the school district.)
Contact:
Sandy Gundlach, MSBA Director of School Board Services
1900 West Jefferson Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082
507-934-2450, ext. 128, or 800-324-4459, ext. 128 (in-state only)
[email protected]