Superintendent Search Successes
The following is a complete list of every search ISBA has conducted.
| YEAR | DISTRICT | CONGRATULATIONS | SEARCH TYPE | DISTRICT ENROLLMENT |
| 2025 | Butte County | Jill Hettinger | Full Search | 398 |
| 2025 | Hayden Canyon Charter School | Sam Abrams | Full Search | 580 |
| 2025 | COSSA | Kelsey Williams | Partial Search | 4188 |
| 2025 | Notus | Jennifer Wright | Full Search | 325 |
| 2025 | Cascade | Leigh Patterson | Full Search | 215 |
| 2025 | Parma | Micah Doramus | Partial Search | 1022 |
| 2025 | Oneida | Dallan Rupp | Partial Search | 920 |
| 2025 | Preston | Gary Thomas | Partial Search | 2350 |
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| 2024 | Parma | Shane Erickson | Full Search | 1022 |
| 2024 | Jerome | Brent Johnson | Full Search | 4037 |
| 2024 | Fruitland | Stoney Winston | Full Search | 1605 |
| 2024 | Plummer-Worley | Tara Lere | Partial Search | 357 |
| 2024 | New Plymouth | Wade Wilson | Partial Search | 980 |
| —- | ————— | ————— | ————— | ————— |
| 2023 | New Plymouth | Wil Overgaard | Partial Search | 976 |
| 2023 | Nezperce | Brian Lee | Partial Search | 190 |
| 2023 | Mountain View | Kim Spacek | Partial Search | 1087 |
| 2023 | Gooding | David Carson | Full Search | 1253 |
| 2023 | Idaho Falls | Dr. Karla LaOrange | Partial Search | 10,200 |
| 2023 | Sugar-Salem | Jared Jenks | Partial Search | 2000 |
| 2023 | Minidoka Co. | Spencer Larsen | Full Search | 4440 |
| 2023 | West Side | Tyler Telford | Partial Search | 870 |
| 2023 | Payette | Dr. Glen Croft | Full Search | 1380 |
| 2023 | St. Maries | Dr. Teresa Rensch | Full Search | 954 |
| 2023 | Moscow | Shawn Tiegs | Full Search | 2207 |
| _______ | _____________ | __________________ | _____________ | ________________ |
| 2022 | Salmon | Troy Easterday | Full Search | 670 |
| 2022 | Payette | Brad Baumberger | Full Search | 1325 |
| 2022 | COSSA | Patricia Frahm | Full Search | 4062 |
| 2022 | Kamiah | Paul Anselmo | Partial Search | 399 |
| 2022 | Bruneau-Grand View | Jeff Blaser | Full Search | 318 |
| 2022 | Mountain View | Steve Higgins | Full Search | 1236 |
| 2022 | Notus | Micah Doramus | Full Search | 328 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | _______________ |
| 2021 | Bruneau-Grand View | Todd Shumway | Partial Search | 300 |
| 2021 | Buhl | David Carson | Full Search | 1245 |
| 2021 | Butte County | Joe Steele | Partial Search | 359 |
| 2021 | Cascade | Kevin St. John | Full Search | 214 |
| 2021 | Garden Valley | Randy Thompson | Partial Search | 316 |
| 2021 | Idaho Falls | Jim Shank | Full Search | 10,212 |
| 2021 | Jerome | Pat Charlton | Full Search | 4101 |
| 2021 | Kellogg | Lance Pearson | Full Search | 1016 |
| 2021 | McCall-Donnelly | Eric Pingrey | Full Search | 1300 |
| 2021 | Middleton | Marc Gee | Partial Search | 4000 |
| 2021 | Oneida | Jon Abrams | Full Search | 8000 |
| 2021 | Potlatch | Janet Avery | Full Search | 430 |
| 2021 | Preston | Lance Harrison | Custom Assistance | 2500 |
| 2021 | Soda Springs | Scott Muir | Full Search | 902 |
| 2021 | West Ada | Derek Bub | Full Search | 38,361 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | _______________ |
| 2020 | Buhl | Wil Overgaard | Interim Search | 1,281 |
| 2020 | Filer | Kelli Schroeder | Full Search | 1,560 |
| 2020 | Fruitland | Lyle Bayley | Partial Search | 1,675 |
| 2020 | Hagerman | Jim Brown | Full Search | 322 |
| 2020 | Kamiah | Ben Merrill | Partial Search | 404 |
| 2020 | Marsh Valley | Gary Tucker | Partial Search | 1279 |
| 2020 | Melba | Sherry Ann Adams | Custom Assistance | 874 |
| 2020 | Minidoka Co. | James Ramsey | Full Search | 4,300 |
| 2020 | Mountain View | Todd Fiske | Partial Search | 1,236 |
| 2020 | North Gem | Todd Hale | Full Search | 164 |
| 2020 | Notus | Tana Kellogg | Full Search | 405 |
| 2020 | Parma | Stoney Winston | Full Search | 1,039 |
| 2020 | Plummer-Worley | Russ Mitchell | Partial Search | 368 |
| 2020 | Post Falls | Dena Naccarato | Custom Assistance | 6,200 |
| 2020 | Snake River | Mark Kress | Full Search | 1,806 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | _______________ |
| 2019 | Boise | Coby Dennis | Custom Assistance | 25,478 |
| 2019 | Bonneville | Scott Woolstenhulme | Partial Search | 12,962 |
| 2019 | Boundary Co. | Jan Bayer | Full Search | 1,268 |
| 2019 | Cambridge | Anthony Butler | 131 | |
| 2019 | Emmett | Craig Woods | Full Search | 2,600 |
| 2019 | Middleton | Sherawn Reberry | Full Search | 4,164 |
| 2019 | Notus | Bob Vian | Interim Search | 409 |
| 2019 | West Jefferson | Shane Williams | Full Search | 629 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | ________________ |
| 2018 | Cascade | Jeff Blaser | Full Search | 235 |
| 2018 | Cassia | James Shank | Full Search | 5,600 |
| 2018 | Kellogg | Nancy Larsen | Full Search | 1,107 |
| 2018 | Rockland | Greg Larson | Full Search | 177 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | ________________ |
| 2017 | American Falls | Randy Jensen | Partial Search | 1,479 |
| 2017 | Nampa | Paula Kellerer | Full Search | 14,500 |
| 2017 | Payette | Robin Gilbert | Full Search | 1,559 |
| 2017 | St. Maries | Alica Holthaus | Full Search | 978 |
| 2017 | Twin Falls | Brady Dickinson | Full Search | 9,333 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | ________________ |
| 2016 | Caldwell | Shalene French | Full Search | 6,173 |
| 2016 | Fremont Co. | Byron Stutzman | Full Search | 2,197 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | ________________ |
| 2015 | Boundary Co. | Gary Pflueger | Partial Search | 1,363 |
| 2015 | Nezperce | Dennis Kachelmier | Custom Assistance | 151 |
| 2015 | Pocatello / Chubbuck | Doug Howell | Full Search | 12,500 |
| ______ | ___________ | ______________________ | __________ | ________________ |
| 2014 | Minidoka Co. | Kenneth Cox | Partial Search | 4,098 |
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TYPES OF SEARCHES:
• Full Search: ISBA assisted with every step of the Superintendent search process.
• Partial Search: ISBA assisted in certain aspects of the Superintendent search process but not the entire process.
• Interim Search: ISBA assisted the District to find an interim Superintendent.
• Custom Assistance: ISBA assisted the District in particular areas as identified by the Board.