Input sought for MFHS principal selection

Marble Falls Independent School District (MFISD) announced the process and timeline for the selection of the new principal for Marble Falls High School (MFHS) during the regular board of trustees meeting Monday, Jan. 16.

That process includes opportunities for community input.

The district will post the MFHS principal position officially on Jan. 23, and Superintendent Dr. Chris Allen expects to make a recommendation of the high school’s new instructional leader for board approval April 17.

To give the Principal Selection Committee time to access top candidates to recommend to Allen this spring, MFHS is being led currently by interim principal Emmett Aubry. Aubry is an experienced educator who served as a superintendent, high school principal, and as an interim secondary principal since his retirement from full time education. Aubry replaced former MFHS Principal Manny Lunoff resigned effective Friday, Oct. 21.

A retired superintendent and a former school principal, Aubry resides in Briarcliff. His work became known to Allen in the days when the MFISD administrator was deputy superintendent of Lake Travis ISD.

To find the top candidates available, MFISD Assistant Superintendent of Operations Jeff Gasaway, reports that the Principal Selection Committee process has been set up to include vital teacher, student, parent, community, and administrator input.

Important Principal Selection Committee dates:

• Jan. 24 – Feb. 9
  Committee develops a profile of what the community is looking for in its next instructional leader for MFHS

• Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m.
  Parent and community input meeting at the MFHS Library

• Feb. 14
  Committee develops interview questions based on the selection profile

• March 24
  Committee applicant screening

• March 30 and 31
  Committee interviews selected candidate pool and makes recommendation of the top candidates to the Superintendent

• April 6 – 12
  Superintendent interviews selected candidates

• April 17
  Superintendent makes final recommendation for school board consideration during the regular scheduled meeting

For news updates on the MFHS principal search, visit marblefallsisd.org. District residents who might not be able to attend the Feb. 9 meeting for face-to-face communication are invited to direct comments to MFISD Assistant Superintendent Jeff Gasaway. His email address is jgasaway@mfisd.txed.net.