School District Superintendent Search
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701
401 E. 5th St.
Mackinaw, IL 61755
September 5, 2024
Please CLICK HERE to access the online survey. The survey will be open through September 13, 2024.
August 26, 2024
Dear District Staff and Community Members:
Our current Superintendent, Mr. Hackett, was approached by the school board at his alma mater, East Peoria Community High School District 309, to be their next Superintendent. He has agreed to take that position and will begin his new role on July 1, 2025. The Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 Board of Education has begun the search process for a new superintendent for the 2025-2026 school year. We have selected SCHOOL EXEC CONNECT, an educational search firm, to assist us in this process.
We are interested in receiving your input about the new superintendent. We would appreciate it if you would take about five minutes to fill out an online survey that will be available from September 5-13, 2024. Please check the District website on or after September 5, 2024 for the survey link.
In addition to the survey, if you would like to provide input on the district’s strengths, the district’s challenges, and the skills and characteristics the next superintendent should possess, the SCHOOL EXEC CONNECT consultants invite you to attend one of the open forums listed below.
*Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 Staff Members
September 4, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the High School Multi-Purpose Room
*Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 Community Members
September 4, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Multi-Purpose Room
Findings from the survey, the open forums, and several focus group conversations will be used to develop a New Superintendent Profile that will be reported to the Board on September 19, 2024.
As we move forward, our most important consideration is securing the strongest candidate pool, and ultimately the best person, to lead our District. To that end, the Board of Education has decided to conduct a confidential search and only the final candidate’s name will be announced publicly.
The Board of Education looks forward to your support and assistance with this very important undertaking. Please feel free to contact the lead consultant assisting us with questions or comments regarding the search: Diane Robertson – Diane.Robertson@schoolexecconnect.com.
We look forward to your input as we search for a new superintendent to lead Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701.
Sincerely,
Ms. Ashley Dixon
President, Board of Education
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701
www.schoolexecconnect.com