MCPS will solicit proposals for search firm for next superintendent

 From Bethesda Magazine, reporter Caitlynn Peetz full article here.

The Montgomery County Board of Education this week said it plans to issue a request for proposals on May 3 looking for a search firm to lead its hunt for the next superintendent.

Superintendent Jack Smith announced earlier this year that he plans to retire June 1. His second-in-command, Deputy Superintendent Monifa McKnight, will serve as interim superintendent through the 2021-22 school year.

The school board has said it plans to conduct a nationwide search for the next superintendent and that it will hire a search firm to assist in the process. It is common practice for the district to use a firm when hiring a new superintendent.

The school board did not say when it plans to select a firm.