HYA/Howard Superintendent Academy Begins with Inspiring Kickoff Event
The 2025–26 cohort of the HYA and Howard University Superintendent Academy gathered in Washington, D.C. this past weekend for the
HYA for Administrators: Cabinet Level Search
Broaden the candidate pool when hiring your next cabinet or principal position.
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HYA is committed to placing the best leaders in cabinet and principal roles.
Recruiting, developing, and retaining great leaders is essential to improving your district’s student outcomes. Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA), takes a collaborative, research-based, approach to matching the right leader with the goals and priorities of the position and your school system.
Beyond a Superintendent Search – HYA is the Recruitment Firm to Work With
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HYA is proud to share the continued success of its partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Increased recruiting and screening efforts supported the district through the task of hiring a strong executive leadership team. What began with the superintendent search that brought Dr. Brenda Cassellius to the district has grown into a series of additional leadership searches. This work underscores HYA’s ability to help districts build effective executive leadership teams, in addition to conducting superintendent searches.
HYA Vice President and Senior Associate Mike Richie and his team have worked alongside MPS to identify, recruit, and screen leaders for several key positions
By guiding superintendent, cabinet, and other critical leadership searches, HYA continues to fulfill its mission of empowering districts to build strong, student-focused leadership teams.
Executive Search Process
We will work with human resources and the superintendent to build the search that best fits the district’s needs and vacant position. HYA’s process is built around four phases. Components of each phase are modularized and can be combined in a way that best fits the needs of your district.
1. Engage
2. Recruit
3. Select
4. Transition
1. Engage
HYA associates meet with the superintendent to understand the needs of the district and the specific qualifications for the position. Often, focus groups and interviews are conducted with the cabinet level administration who will be the colleagues of the chosen candidate. For principal searches, full community engagement including student, parents, community members, and the board is often desired.
2. Recruit
The Recruit phase consists of leveraging HYA’s extensive national network of Associates across multiple offices and incorporating advertising strategies that results in the identification and recruitment of exceptionally talented leaders. HYA can also recruit non-traditional candidates, i.e. executives that have worked in business, military, private or public sector. HYA works in close partnership with state and national organizations with numerous Associates serving on those Boards.
3. Select
The Select phase consists of providing the superintendent or HR leader with a slate of candidates that were interviewed by HYA Associates using the Leadership Profile or job description established by the District. HYA Associates are committed to spending the necessary time and energy on the details to find the right candidates. HYA’s ability to gain important background information regarding candidates – beyond what appears on an individual’s resume – is a unique and distinguishing characteristic of HYA, and is attributable to the integrity of the firm, Associates, and the vast networks of professional relationships built through decades in the education field. Executive due diligence including formal background and media checks can be included in the Select phase.
4. Transition
Appointing a new leader is the first step toward accomplishing organizational and student goals for success. HYA facilitates goal setting and an evaluation process for chief executives and coordinates and provides a process for the development of entry plans. HYA also provides on going coaching and mentoring for any cabinet member or principal.
“HYA took care of all of the logistics throughout the process and we ended up hiring a very strong candidate who will be joining our team shortly. I would definitely recommend HYA to others looking for assistance to fill administrative positions.”
Brian Lindholm
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FAQ
No. HYA also places cabinet, executive level, and principals in school districts across the country. For some districts we are their recruitment team in partnership with their HR department.
Depending on the position, we have filled vacancies in as little as two weeks. The typical hiring process is 6-8 weeks.
Yes. Districts can utilize our website to post jobs and manage their jobs directly on our website. Some districts also choose to have HYA associates recruit, but not screen and interview.
