The Baltimore City school board is reaching out to the community for input in the search for the next district leader.

Current schools' CEO, Dr. Sonja Santelises, will step down next June at the end of the school year after a decade of leadership.

The school board is hosting a series of meetings to ask the community what they want in the next district CEO. They will develop a candidate profile based on input from community members.

"The next CEO would want to concentrate on retention efforts, the students who are not in school, and I think this CEO and this administration did a good job getting students back in school," said Baltimore resident Ori Shabazz.

The school board wants to know what qualities, experiences, and priorities they expect in the district's next leader. The board

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