Central Bucks School District Begins Search for Next Superintendent of Schools

Central Bucks School District has formally launched a
search for its next Superintendent of Schools. At the November 20, 2025 meeting of the
Central Bucks Board of School Directors, the Board unanimously voted to retain the Bucks
County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) to facilitate the search process.
The Bucks IU is an experienced provider of superintendent and education executive search
services and offers this support at no-cost to Bucks County school districts. The district will
reimburse the Bucks IU for out-of-pocket expenses related to advertising and other direct costs
associated with the search.

Community and Stakeholder Engagement
The Bucks IU will administer an electronic survey and host in-person focus groups to aid the
Board in its search, inform interview questions, and assist in evaluating candidates against
identified priorities. Both the electronic survey and in-person focus groups will be centered on
the following two questions:
• What qualities, characteristics, and experiences would you like to see in Central Bucks
School District’s next Superintendent?
• What main priorities should be addressed by the new superintendent in their first year?

The link for the electronic survey and the process to RSVP for the in-person focus groups will
be shared in early January. More details about each opportunity are below.

• Community Survey: A community survey will be distributed to students, staff, parents, and
community members beginning January 5, 2026. The survey will seek feedback on the
traits, characteristics, and priorities stakeholders believe are important in the district’s next
Superintendent. The survey will remain open through January 16, 2026, and a summary of
results will be shared with the community shortly thereafter. A link to the survey will be
shared via the district’s social media accounts and on the district website.

• Focus Groups: As a part of the search process, the Bucks IU will gather input from various
district stakeholder groups in early January. In addition, the community is invited to
participate in three identical stakeholder focus groups, each scheduled from 6:00 to 7:00
p.m. on the following dates:
• January 12th — Central Bucks High School East Cafeteria
• January 13th — Central Bucks High School South Cafeteria
• January 14th — Central Bucks High School West Cafeteria

Application Timeline and Search Process
The position will be posted on Monday, December 22, 2025, with applications due no later
than 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
The job posting can be found at https://recruit.BucksIU.org/CBSearch.
The position will be advertised regionally, statewide, and nationally through professional

associations and publications, including Education Week, The School Superintendents
Association (AASA), the Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA), the
Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA), the Pennsylvania School Boards
Association (PSBA), and the Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units (PAIU), as well as
through county and state distribution lists and selected organizations in neighboring states.
The Board expects to identify candidates for interviews in late January, with initial interviews
anticipated in early February.

The Bucks IU will support the Board by developing interview protocols, assisting with logistics,
and facilitating the interview process. The members of the Central Bucks Board of School
Directors retain sole responsibility for determining which candidates advance through each
stage of the process and for selecting the district’s next Superintendent.
The Board’s goal is to name a new Superintendent in the spring of 2026.

Community Forum with Finalist
A community forum to introduce the finalist candidate will be scheduled once the terms of a
mutually agreed upon employment contract are reached and scheduled for consideration at a
public meeting of the Board of School Directors.
Updates on the search process can be found at https://recruit.BucksIU.org/CBSearch.
For more information, please contact the Bucks IU team at CBSearch@BucksIU.org.