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News - StatesmanJournal.com
State officials hope to appoint a new director for the Oregon School for the Deaf by next school year and announced a timeline for the recruiting process Monday.
State education officials acknowledge the timeline is a time crunch and that a number of residential deaf schools nationally are currently seeking administrators as well.
"The pool is very limited," said Jay Gense, the interim director of special schools, who is overseeing the recruitment. "People who are interested in those kinds of positions will have some choices. We'll have to demonstrate and highlight the qualities of Oregon School for the Deaf and Oregon."
Former director Jane Mulholland was dismissed Dec. 28.
Gense said he has already contacted various interest groups to make up a steering committee of 14 representatives.
Deaf advocate Rob Bartell said he hopes at least half of the steering committee will be made up of those who are deaf or hearing impaired, in order to ensure sensitivity to deaf culture. Bartell is a representative of the Oregon Deaf Coalition, an organization created in reaction to Mulholland's dismissal.
State officials hope to appoint a new director for the Oregon School for the Deaf by next school year and announced a timeline for the recruiting process Monday.
State education officials acknowledge the timeline is a time crunch and that a number of residential deaf schools nationally are currently seeking administrators as well.
"The pool is very limited," said Jay Gense, the interim director of special schools, who is overseeing the recruitment. "People who are interested in those kinds of positions will have some choices. We'll have to demonstrate and highlight the qualities of Oregon School for the Deaf and Oregon."
Former director Jane Mulholland was dismissed Dec. 28.
Gense said he has already contacted various interest groups to make up a steering committee of 14 representatives.
Deaf advocate Rob Bartell said he hopes at least half of the steering committee will be made up of those who are deaf or hearing impaired, in order to ensure sensitivity to deaf culture. Bartell is a representative of the Oregon Deaf Coalition, an organization created in reaction to Mulholland's dismissal.