Camden Central School District

Superintendent Search

An Invitation to Apply for the Position of Superintendent of Schools

The Board of Education of the Camden Central School District is accepting applications for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The search process will be conducted over the next several months. 

The Board will be assisted in the selection process by Mr. Scott A. Budelmann, District Superintendent & Chief Executive Officer of the Madison-Oneida BOCES. All application materials should be sent to Mr. Budelmann for initial review. Applicants are prohibited from contacting the Board or individual board members. 

The Board will make all decisions concerning the selection process, the evaluation of candidates and the selection of a final candidate. The Board hopes to appoint a new Superintendent of Schools to assume their role no later than August 1, 2025.

The deadline for applications is Saturday, February 15th, 2025.


The application, accompanying informational brochure, and additional search process information can be accessed at the buttons above. Please read all documents carefully before applying.

Stakeholder Involvement

The Board of Education of the Camden Central School District is very interested in the input of its stakeholders, but the Board will make all search, selection and appointment decisions for the next Superintendent of Schools.

A. Employee Meetings:  The Search Consultant has scheduled four employee meetings to provide information and answer questions about the search process and the Board’s efforts to select its next Superintendent of Schools.

B. Google Survey Opportunity:  Between January 2 and January 23, 2025, stakeholders who are students, parents/guardians, employees, local business persons or community members, are encouraged to provide the Board with input through the Google Survey link here:  https://forms.gle/xfDaYoGW64Kbi2FS6

C. Stakeholder Advisory Committees: Through its Search Consultant, the Board will convene five Stakeholder Advisory Committees.

The Stakeholder Advisory Committees will....

1) Meet with the Search Consultant to discuss the characteristics they most would like to see in the next Superintendent of Schools

2) Conduct an Advisory Interview of the finalist(s) as determined by the Board. The interviews will be advisory in nature. The Camden Central School District Board of Education will make all search, selection and appointment decisions for the next Superintendent of Schools.

The Stakeholder Advisory Committees are as follows:

Administrators’ Union Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten Camden CSD employees selected by the President of the Administrators’ Union.


Teachers’ Union Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten Camden CSD employees selected by the Teachers’ Association President.


CSEA Stakeholder Advisory Committee:   Consisting of up to ten Camden CSD employees selected by the CSEA President.

Confidential Staff, Department Heads, and School Psychologists Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten Camden CSD employees identified by the Superintendent Secretary / Board Clerk.

Parent/Guardian, Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Consisting of up to ten individuals selected by the Camden CSD Board of Education.

Estimated Search Timeline

As of January 2, 2025

Timeline Subject To Change

Vacancy Announcement Printed and Sent Out and Survey Launched

January 2, 2025

Letter to Faculty/Staff Regarding Search Process

Week of January 6, 2025

Information Sessions with Faculty/Staff

Week of January 13, 2025

Regular Board Meeting to Discuss Search with Public

January 14, 2025

Input Meetings with Constituency Groups 
Strengths, Opportunities & Characteristics Inventory 

February 11, 2025

Deadline for Receipt of Applications

February 15, 2025

Preliminary Screening Interviews/
Interviews by Search Consultant

Week of February 24, 2025

Initial Interviews Completed by the Board of Education

Week of March 10, 2025
Week of March 17, 2025

2nd Round Interviews with Board of Education

Week of March 24, 2025

Final Interviews by Board of Education &
Constituency Groups

Week of April 14, 2025 

Position Offered to Successful Candidate

Week of April 28, 2025

Regular Board Meeting
(Candidate Appointed by Board of Education)

May 13, 2025

Candidate Assumes Duties

August 1, 2025