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Superintendent Search Draws Feedback From Springfield Community

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A search firm hired by district 186 to help in the hunt for a new Springfield public schools superintendent recently shared its findings after turning to parents, teachers, and the community at large for feedback. Board member Scott McFarland joins us to discuss some of the findings, and talk about the profile of qualities being sought after in a superintendent candidate: 

Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
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