Click here to access the GJSD Superintendent Search Survey
The Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education is seeking community input through an online survey as it begins the search for its next superintendent of schools.
The brief, anonymous survey seeks feedback regarding the district, as well as the characteristics and personal attributes desired of the next superintendent and the opportunities that lie ahead. The survey, which will be open from January 22 through February 5, may be accessed by clicking here.
The district is launching a search to replace current Superintendent Dr. William Crankshaw, who has notified the board that he will retire in August, capping a 36-year career in the field of education, which includes 22 years of service to the Greater Johnstown School District. Crankshaw has served as Johnstown’s superintendent of schools since 2020.
At its meeting on Thursday, January 16, the Johnstown Board of Education appointed David Ziskin, Supervisory District Superintendent and CEO for Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES, to serve as search consultant. As part of their statutory duties, Supervisory District Superintendents may be asked by component school boards to act as consultants during superintendent searches. Dr. Ziskin will work with the board to create recruitment materials and assist with the development of selection criteria and the process for interviews.
The board of education’s goal is to have a new superintendent in place by August.
