Dr. Paul Sally, New Trier’s Superintendent since 2017, has announced plans to retire at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, capping a successful 30-year career at New Trier. The Board of Education has hired the search firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA) to help lead the recruitment, engagement, and interview process for his successor. This web page includes the steps involved in the search, including a proposed timeline and community engagement efforts.

All New Trier High School community members are invited to share their thoughts on the District’s search for a new superintendent in an online survey and/or by attending an upcoming open forum. 

HYA is conducting both online and in-person forms to gather community input about the qualifications and characteristics New Trier needs in its next leader as well as what participants see as the District’s strengths, challenges, and immediate and long-term priorities. 

Online forums: 

1. Wednesday, September 4^th  from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. 
2. Thursday, September 5th from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. 
3. To access the forums:

1. 1. 1. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6872610179?omn=89338554781 OR 
      2. By phone: Dial (312) 626 6799 and enter Meeting ID: 687 261 0179 when prompted

In-person forum:

1. Thursday, September 5th from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Northfield Campus (7 Happ Road) in room C234. Parking is available in the lots off of Happ Road or Frontage Road. You may enter through the gates by either the B door or D door. 

ONLINE SURVEY

Working with HYA, the Board has also developed a short survey on these same topics. The survey takes less than 8 minutes to complete.  It will close at midnight on Friday, September 6th: Superintendent Search Survey.

The information from the open forums, the survey, and focus groups will be compiled into a Leadership Profile Report that will be presented at the September 16 Board meeting.  This Profile will be used to recruit candidates, establish criteria for selecting the next superintendent, and develop interview questions for the Board to ask candidates.