Please take a minute to read through the survey results and take the poll at the bottom of the page.

In its quest to hire a new superintendent of education, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education conducted a survey to gather input from the public in regards to the priorities that should be considered.

More than 7000 responses were received on the BESE poll which asked participants to indicate their priorities under three basic categories: Actions, Skills, and Characteristics possessed by the candidates with the following results.

Actions: 51% of the participants indicated “Providing every student with enriching experiences and a well-rounded education that is recognized in the state’s accountability system” was most important to them.

Skills: 88% of participants indicated that “Deep knowledge of K-12 policy and practice, and experience working in the field” was the most important skill desired in a future superintendent.

Characteristics: 63% of participants indicated that it was important for the next superintendent to “Inspire the educational system through leadership, and setting the right tone through leading by example.”

To see the public results of BESE’s survey, click here —-> BESE Superintendent Search Public Survey

BESE has also provided links to lengthy interviews with the individual candidates, along with resumes and cover letters at this link—->Superintendent Candidate Interviews

Thanks to the diligent work of Cynthia Posey, Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the candidate information has been summarized in an easy to compare graph, below.

Illustration by Cynthia Posey, Louisiana Federation of Teachers.

17 thoughts on “Take the poll!

  1. All candidates but Poole have strong connections to interest groups. These are behind the nation’s unique mess called the Recovery SD of NOLA. In fact both Baghian and Brumley share the same background as John White (that is Broad fdn).

  2. Cade Brumley has the most practical experience in education, but he is a Broad-ite, so that is a huge negative. They’ve given us no one qualified for public education superintendent. But I would vote for Cade Brumley over any of the others.

    1. He is not only an alumni of the Broad Academy, but also the Milken Foundation, and several others. I expressed my concerns about this several years ago, and we discussed. I do not want to offer his response because it may appear that I am pushing voters toward him, but his response was acceptable, to me.

  3. Cade Brumley is preferable to the other candidates. LA is not going to get someone without any charter ties. Look who is on BESE. Brumley at least has experience in public education in several roles. Thank you for your work, Ganey.

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