Assessment tool expected to help school system identify best job candidates | The Augusta Chronicle

The Richmond County Board of Education will purchase a leadership assessment tool from polling firm Gallup Inc. to help identify the best candidates for teaching and administrative positions.

For $78,000 per year, the online assessment presents candidates with questions to measure their strengths and ability to have an impact on students.

With millions of dollars in state funding cuts and district staff working to balance the 2013-14 budget, there was disagreement among board members Tuesday as to whether now was the time to make such a purchase. The purchase passed 6-3 with members Barbara Pulliam, Venus Cain and Jack Padgett in dissent and Alex Howard absent.

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