OCEANSIDE: MiraCosta hunting for interim, then permanent leader
Interim president John Hendrickson taking job in Northern California
By CRAIG TENBROECK - Staff Writer | ∞
OCEANSIDE ---- The MiraCosta College board is looking for someone to keep the district's top administrative seat warm until a permanent superintendent-president is found.
And it doesn't have the luxury of time.
MiraCosta's current interim leader, John Hendrickson, recently announced that he has accepted a job as chancellor of the West Valley-Mission Community College District in Northern California.
He will leave MiraCosta at the end of the month.
Anyone interested in replacing him on an interim basis must apply by Friday, June 6, said Human Resources Director Sheri Wright. Candidates will be screened by a three-member board sub-committee, as well as a committee made up of faculty, staff and student representatives.
The board will interview the finalists June 13. And whoever is selected will serve from July 1 until Dec. 31, or until a permanent president-superintendent is hired.
"It's a very quick timeline," spokeswoman Bonnie Hall said Friday.
The interim superintendent won't be eligible for the permanent job, Wright said.
Hendrickson, who makes roughly $217,000 a year at MiraCosta, moved into the leadership post last summer after President Victoria Munoz Richart resigned with a settlement package of cash and benefits valued at $1.6 million. Though he had served a brief stint as the district's interim vice president for business and administrative services in 2006, Hendrickson wasn't in MiraCosta's employ when he took the top job.
He will make $240,000 a year at the West Valley-Mission Community College District.
At MiraCosta, Hendrickson chaired the search for a permanent president-superintendent, but the board scrapped that effort in April after the search committee ---- a mix of faculty, staff leaders and some members of the public ---- forwarded just two applicants for consideration.
Now, the board is poised to start over.
Last month, it set a goal of January 2009 to fill the top spot. And at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, it will host a "structured dialogue" with staff, students and community members to discuss how the search should proceed.
No action will be taken during that meeting, Hall said.
Instead, each board member will participate in a discussion about topics such as the composition of the committee that will screen candidates for board consideration, and whether to hire a search firm to assist in the process.
Contact staff writer Craig TenBroeck at (760) 901-4062 or ctenbroeck@nctimes.com.
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jvc wrote on Jun 1, 2008 9:03 PM:While the board should rightly be at the helm of selecting MCC's president,
you would think that the faculty be made to do all the work for selecting a president given that they are explicitly responsible for chasing former president
Richart out!
jvc wrote on Jun 1, 2008 9:46 PM:It is very simple. Keep the board out of it until the very last vote is required. They have mucked up every selection they have made. With the college on probation and quality staff leaving in droves, it is no wonder they cannot find a suitable replacement. And to all the other false jvc's about to blog here, stop it. Unless you too intend to fully support the faculty and other college professionals. Enough wingnut drivel.
jvc wrote on Jun 1, 2008 11:08 PM:When the public sector pays $ 104.33 per
hour as it does now to interim MCC president
Hendrickson and his salary of $ 115.38
per hour at West Valley, then that is the difinition of an elitist society!
No future president at MCC should make more than $100,000 per year, $40.08 per hour, the same as
the faculty..... the bonus for the president would be the prestige factor!
John wrote on Jun 2, 2008 12:35 AM:It is the Board's responsibility. If they are unfit and they are, vote them out.
joe wrote on Jun 2, 2008 6:02 AM:If the public only knew how self centered the faculty is at MCC, They would want the elected board to pick the new President. Don't fall for the faculty's BS!
What do you expect wrote on Jun 2, 2008 6:49 AM:It is not easy to find quality executives when you are a contentious Board, ask Sanchez.
jvc wrote on Jun 2, 2008 8:34 AM:Did not make the post of 9:46PM!
Why is the NCT allowing this fraud?
Floyd wrote on Jun 2, 2008 12:25 PM:Based on the performance of the administrative staff (and the Board) at Mira Costa (pronounced "cost-ah", not "coast-ah") College, there would be significant improvement if they were all replaced with graduating MCC students.
Jay wrote on Jun 2, 2008 2:41 PM:It's a joke at this point. This is the gang that couldn't shoot straight, and they think they can choose a leader? Who would want to work for them? Let the state take over the college since they can't get along, and see if the taxpayers' money can't be better spent. Hendrickson doesn't even answer the public's requests - he just kisses the boards' patoot.
jvc wrote on Jun 2, 2008 5:32 PM:What is a Patoot?
Homework wrote on Jun 2, 2008 5:58 PM:This time a full background check is in order so unlike the last permanent incumbent (Richart), we don't discover until after hired that there was a track record of abysmal failure at all previously held jobs and even an investigation of alleged misuse of a state-issued credit card while at Cascadia College! Please don't retain MCC's "attorneys" or Inspector Clouseau to do the background check.
Wayne wrote on Jun 2, 2008 7:38 PM:The faculty will never be happy until they get somebody in there that will support their feel good, hippy, bonfire, everybody hold hands mentality.
Citizens for Excellence in Education wrote on Jun 2, 2008 9:20 PM:From: Citizens for Excellence in Education (CEE)
Monday, June 2, 2008
MiraCosta College serves our community well. We should be proud of our community college, even as it undergoes current troubles. The most current Accreditation Report shows that one of the most pressing problems at MiraCosta is caused by a Board unable to function in concert with staff and faculty. We at CEE are concerned about this problem, but we this believe that it is not insurmountable and that the citizens of the MiraCosta District who desire a quality education for our students will ensure that the balance is restored. It is important to recognize that the faculty, staff, and administrators at MiraCosta College have the interests of the students and excellence in education at heart. No rational citizen disputes this, though there are some bloggers who seem to hate teachers and other employees of the MiraCosta District. Citizens for Excellence in Education know that it is the faculty who deliver our excellent education, and the staff and administrators whose excellent service ensures that support is provided in this enterprise. All citizens who favor excellence in education support faculty, staff, and administrators at MiraCosta College.
jvc wrote on Jun 3, 2008 9:44 AM:CEE?? A new PAC? Very interesting. And, please, whoever is stealing my blogging identity, stop. It is very distressing to have such drivel attributed to my name.
jvc wrote on Jun 3, 2008 9:45 AM:From: jvc
Tuesday,June 3,2008
Is the CEE the former MCC faculty PAC that has now gone underground with their schemes to
undermine the public trust for the MCC
board and scheming to undermine the future voting process of board members?
jvc wrote on Jun 3, 2008 10:32 AM:Did not make the post of 9:44AM!
Why is the NCT allowing this fraud?
What kind of mind would think to use my same pseudonym?
Citizens for Excellence in Education wrote on Jun 4, 2008 9:54 AM:MiraCosta College serves our community. Well, should we be proud of our community college? Even as it undergoes current troubles. The most current Accreditation Report shows that one of the most pressing problems at MiraCosta is caused by the staff and faculty unable to function with the Elected Board. We at CEE are concerned about this problem, but we this believe that it is not insurmountable and that the citizens of the MiraCosta District who desire a quality education for our students will ensure that the balance is maintained. It is important to recognize that the faculty, staff, and administrators at MiraCosta College have their interests at heart. with little concern of the students and excellence in education. . No rational citizen disputes this, though there are some bloggers who seem to hate teachers and other employees of the MiraCosta District. Citizens for Excellence in Education know that it is the faculty who get paid to deliver our excellent education, and the staff and administrators whose excellent service ensures that support is provided in this enterprise. All citizens who favor excellence in education vote the board to govern MiraCosta College.
jvc wrote on Jun 5, 2008 1:35 PM:Is the CEE the former MCC faculty PAC
that has now gone underground with their schemes to undermine the public trust for the MCC board and scheming
to undermine the future voting process
of board members?
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