The Northfield Board of Education has officially launched its search for the district’s next superintendent and partnered with the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Executive Search Service to guide the process.

You can see the proposal that was approved here. This document includes a preliminary timeline and description of how staff and the public could be involved in the process.

You can read Dr. Hillmann’s letter to families in 2025-2026 Family Update No. 15.

What is happening now?

The school board will hold a special board meeting on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the District Office Boardroom for the purposes of discussing and deciding the superintendent search timeline, hiring criteria, stakeholder involvement and procedures, as well as to discuss, decide, and schedule the steps necessary for the rest of the hiring process. This meeting will be open to the public and streamed live. The link and recording will be available on the district’s school board meetings website.