SCHOOLS
Search Update - January 27, 2012
Superintendent Search Screening Committee Announcement of Finalists
Search Update - November 30, 2011
Superintendent Search Screening Committee Selected
FRAMINGHAM -- We appreciate the many volunteers who expressed an interest in the Screening Committee for the superintendent search. We heard from over 70 applicants. In the process, the hope was that the Screening Committee members would represent important aspects of Framingham. Given the great interest, we were able to assemble a strong committee representing varied experiences and viewpoints. Screening Committee members include staff, parents and community leaders. Collectively, members of the Committee represent students who are involved in many programs of the Framingham Public Schools including sports, drama, SAGE, special education and bilingual education.
The Screening Committee members are:
Beverly Hugo – Chair of Framingham School Committee, Board of Directors of Massachusetts Association of School Committees and Division II Chair, MASC Legislative, Advocacy and Resolutions Committee, FHS parent
David Miles – Vice Chair of Framingham School Committee, Finance, Buildings & Grounds/Capital Budget and Real Property subcommittees, FHS parent
Paula DelPrete – Principal of Potter Road Elementary School
Kim Taylor – Principal of Dunning Elementary School
Judy Friedland – Wilson/Barbieri SAGE teacher, former member of Ashland School Committee, FTA appointee
Sam Miskin – Framingham Teachers Association President, FHS Math teacher
Judith Styer – Director of School Health Services, Framingham Health Advisory Council Chair
Melanie Goddard – Chair of Standing Committee on Education, TM member, Fuller Middle School Technology Specialist
Michael Phipps –Partners in Education (Genzyme), Board of Selectmen appointee, Walsh parent
Susan Arndt – Co-President of Framingham Special Education Advisory Council (F-SEPAC), parent
Dr. Scott Greenberg – Framingham State University Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education and Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs, Fuller/FHS parent
Ernest Herrman – President of TJX Corporation, Brophy/Walsh/FHS parent
Viviana Vilches –Co-president Bilingual Parent Advisory Council, Barbieri/FHS parent
Susanne Olson–Townwide PTO appointee, parent
Ken Ferguson– Deputy Police Chief of Framingham Police Department, Board of Directors of multiple youth initiative and community organizations including Boys and Girls Club, United Way of Tri-County, Framingham Community Partners, Framingham Adult ESL, Salvation Army and Impact Framingham Foundation
The Screening Committee will begin considering the applications and preparing for interviews over the next several months. These interviews are not open to the public as confidentiality at the first screening stage is important. Please respect the constraints placed on the Screening Committee members concerning the sharing of any information about their process or the candidates.
Superintendent Leadership Profile
The School Committee's search consultants from Future Management Systems of Beverly, Massachusetts, utilized the community's input from 715 Online Survey responses and the feedback of 88 participants in nine Focus Groups to develop a Leadership Profile. The profile was presented to the School Committee at the November 22nd regularly scheduled meeting. The profile will help guide the Screening Committee in its consideration of the applicants. The Leadership Profile will be available shortly on the district website.
Finalist Candidates
We expect that the finalist candidates chosen by the Screening Committee will be announced to the School Committee in late January. Subsequently, the finalists will meet with the School Committee in open session. Public forums will be scheduled and announced at that point. The School Committee anticipates making a final decision about the new Superintendent no later than March 2012.
If you have any questions, please contact the Administrative Assistant Ann Greenberg, School Committee Office at (508) 626-9121 or agreenbe@framingham.k12.ma.us