{"id":591,"date":"2026-05-16T19:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=591"},"modified":"2026-05-16T19:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:31:33","slug":"miami-dade-school-board-hires-national-firm-in-search-for-new-superintendent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=591","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade School Board hires national firm in search for new superintendent"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The School Board of Miami-Dade County will lean on a national  firm in the search for the district\u2019s next chief.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=589\">El Ni\u00f1o heats up faster than expected. What does that mean for hurricane season?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At Wednesday\u2019s School Board meeting, board members directed the general counselor to negotiate with Hazard, Young &amp; Associates (HYA), one of the largest educational-leadership search firms in the country, to keep within the spending limit of $30,000 to assist Miami-Dade County Public Schools in finding a superintendent.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jose Dotres has less than a year left as superintendent, as laid out by his contract. His tenure is planned to end on Feb. 14, 2027.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The board recently approved a search processto get candidates who could potentially lead the country\u2019s third-largest school district. The board selected HYA at a May 6 meeting.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201c We will be making the most consequential decision during our tenure\u201d in choosing a new superintendent, said School Board Chairwoman Mari Tere Rojas at a previous meeting about the search. \u201cI know everyone takes this very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>With nearly 40 years of experience, HYA has undertaken thousands of superintendent searches in recent years nationwide, including in New York, Texas and California. In 2025, the Santa Clara Unified School District in California hired HYA to conduct the search for its superintendent and faced a consulting fee of $39,000, according to The Silicon Valley Voice.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The article also reported the firm was to meet with the community and stakeholders to get input on what they would like in a leader. They did this through in-person events and online through a website and surveys. These steps are also part of the plan that the Miami-Dade County district came up with before it hired HYA.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=588\">Hurricane cone of uncertainty will look a little different in 2026 storm season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Miami-Dade school board greenlights plan to find new superintendent<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The board\u2019s five-part plan establishes a timeline to follow and directs district staff to execute some steps, including naming the new chief at the start of the new school year and the price tag of the search.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The firm will come up with the list of candidates and finalists, but the board has the final say in the selection.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Financial constraints<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The district has been struggling financially. Dwindling enrollment tightened the budget by $89 million halfway through this school year when the purse was already $100 million thinner than last school year.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Members expressed the need to be frugal in this process because of that. The Miami Foundation had offered a grant of up to $50,000 for the search and some members wanted to accept it.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>However, others were hesitant.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201c I am very uncomfortable with the optic of accepting money from another outside entity for this decision,\u201d said member Mary Blanco. \u201cI also feel that it is setting a precedent that perhaps could be misconstrued by the public, that there is an outside entity trying to influence, even though there is none.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Chairwoman Rojas read from a letter that she said was from the foundation: \u201cWe do not seek to influence or be involved in the process. That is your responsibility and we understand ensuring the search from outside influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=586\">How a boy\u2019s illness led a Fort Lauderdale church to build a living seawall<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The board did not accept the grant.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This report was produced by Miami Herald news partner WLRN Public Media.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami-Dade School Board approved a plan to gather community input and produce candidates for superintendent as the district faces budget and enrollment issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miami-dade-county"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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