OMAHA- Last Friday, the State Board of Education picked McPherson and Jacobson to conduct a search for its next commissioner, who will replace Matthew Blomstedt after his recent resignation. McPherson and Jacobson, an Omaha-based firm, competed with the Nebraska Association of School Boards and the National Association of State Boards of Education for the position.

Leading the search will be Steve Joel, a former superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools, who has been working with McPherson and Jacobson for over two decades. Current superintendents from LPS, Westside, Columbus, Firth, Blair, Grand Island, Wahoo, and Broken Bow will also join the search team.

McPherson and Jacobson most recently helped select Mississippi's state Superintendent of Instruction, and hired the executive director of the Colorado Association of School Boards. "Over the course of 30 years, we have refined research tools that prove strong candidates," said Walt Cooper, a consultant at the firm, "We have a lot of flexibility. We don't start from scratch each time. Our protocols are effective and proven."

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