VVS Central School District
Superintendent of Schools Search
The Board of Education of the Vernon Verona Sherrill (VVS) Central School District is accepting applications for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The search process will be conducted over the next several months.
The Board will be assisted in the selection process by Mr. Scott A. Budelmann, District Superintendent & Chief Executive Officer of the Madison-Oneida BOCES. All application materials should be sent to Mr. Budelmann for initial review. Applicants are prohibited from contacting the Board or individual board members.
The Board will make all decisions concerning the selection process, the evaluation of candidates and the selection of a final candidate. The Board hopes to appoint a new Superintendent of Schools to assume their role on or about August 1, 2025.
Stakeholder Involvement
The Board of Education of the Vernon Verona Sherrill Central School District is very interested in the input of its stakeholders, but the Board will make all search, selection and appointment decisions for the next Superintendent of Schools.
A. Employee Meetings: The Search Consultant has scheduled employee meetings to provide information and answer questions about the search process and the Board’s efforts to select its next Superintendent of Schools.
B. Survey Opportunity: Between March 24 and April 11, 2025, stakeholders who are students, parents/guardians, employees, local business persons or community members, are encouraged to provide the Board with input through the survey link that will be available on the website.
C. Stakeholder Advisory Committees: Through its Search Consultant, the Board will convene Stakeholder Advisory Committees. The Stakeholder Advisory Committees will meet with the Search Consultant to discuss the characteristics they would most like to see in the next Superintendent of Schools. The Vernon Verona Sherrill Central School District Board of Education will make all search, selection and appointment decisions for the next Superintendent of Schools. The Stakeholder Advisory Committees are as follows:
- Administrators’ Union Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten VVS CSD employees selected by the President of the Administrators’ Union.
- Teachers’ Union Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten VVS CSD employees selected by the Teachers’ Association President.
- CSEA Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten VVS CSD employees selected by the CSEA President.
- Confidential Staff Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten VVS CSD employees identified by the Administrative Assistant for Personnel.
- Parent/Guardian, Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten individuals selected by the VVS CSD Board of Education.
- Students Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten individuals selected by the VVS High School Principal.
Estimated Search Timeline as of March 17, 2025 (Subject to Change)
March 13, 2025: Letter to Faculty/Staff Regarding Search Process
March 17, 2025: Vacancy Announcement Posted and Distributed
March 24, 2025: Survey Launched: https://tejoin.com/scroll/655152941
March 24, 2025: Regular Board Meeting and Discuss Search with Public
March 21, 26, 28, and April 1, 2025: Information Sessions with Faculty/Staff
March and April 2025: Preliminary Screening Interviews by Search Consultant
April 15, 2025: Input Meetings with Stakeholder Groups; Strengths, Opportunities & Characteristics Inventory
April 17, 2025: Deadline for Receipt of Applications
Early May 2025: Initial Interviews Completed by the Board of Education
Mid-May 2025: Second Round Interviews with the Board of Education
Late May 2025: Third Round Interviews with the Board of Education
Early June 2025: Final Interviews by Board of Education
June 2025: Position Offered to Successful Candidate
June 2025: Regular Board Meeting; Candidate Appointed by Board of Education
On or About August 1, 2025: Candidate Assumes Duties