Andy, Jessica is not a Lincoln parent nor a Lincoln resident. She is a Metco parent. I'm a bit shocked why we didn't have at least a couple of Lincoln resident parents to represent the 400+ students from the town of Lincoln.
Once the Superintendent gave notice that she is retiring, the scope of her work responsibilities automatically changed. The document you linked to never considered the unusual conditions of Superintendent responsibilities during the period after giving notice until a new Superintendent comes on board. I feel strongly that It is not fair to ask a new Superintendent to make important decisions before she is a full time employee of the town. Best, Peter Buchthal Candidate for School Committee On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM Andy Wang <andyrw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Peter, > > Was that accurate to say 'by a Committee that shockingly does not include > a single Lincoln parent or resident-at-large'? Jessica Llaverias is listed > as a parent. > > *Search Committee:* > > Superintendent – Becky McFall > > Assistant Superintendent – Jess Rose > > Middle School Principal – Erich Ledebuhr > > Lincoln School Principal – Sarah Collmer > > Administrator for Student Services – Lisa Berard > > Interim Student Services Coordinator/Special Educator – Keriann Gilman > > Classroom Teacher – Julie Barkin > > Classroom Teacher – Amanda Sykes > > Classroom Teacher – Karen Sheppard > > Administrative School Secretary – Maureen Belt > > Parent – Jessica Llaverias > > Also, I believe the staffing responsibility for principals falls on the > superintendent, not the school committee. ( > https://www.lincnet.org/cms/lib/MA01001239/Centricity/domain/3/public_documents/process/SCSupRoles.pdf). > There is a clear separation of roles listed. > > - Andy > > > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM Peter Buchthal <pbucht...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear School Committee Members and Lincoln Talk, >> >> >> *If you agree with my email below, please forward this email to the >> schoolc...@lincnet.org <schoolc...@lincnet.org> with your agreement that we >> should hold off on hiring a new Middle School principal*. >> >> >> >> I believe we are about to make a big mistake. In our hurry to find a new >> Principal for the Middle School, the School Committee has forgotten about >> the importance of our new Superintendent getting the opportunity to build >> his/her own team. As many of you know, our Middle School principal Sharon >> Hobbs is retiring at the end of this school year. Our current plan >> <https://www.lincnet.org/Page/5815> is to have our retiring >> Superintendent run point on the search, selecting candidates and conducting >> interviews before we have even had a chance to select our new >> Superintendent. The retiring Superintendent will be assisted by a Committee >> that shockingly does not include a single Lincoln parent or >> resident-at-large. Our incoming Superintendent will only have a token >> opportunity to bless the candidate selected by the current Administration >> team. >> >> >> >> Given the immense importance of getting this candidate right and ensuring >> that our new Superintendent is set for success, I strongly encourage the >> School Committee to put this process on hold. Our new Superintendent should >> have an opportunity to become acquainted with our school to >> properly determine the specific skills required for the job before >> beginning this process. At a future time,our new Superintendent should have >> the opportunity to lead this process and have a say on the Search Committee >> members and the candidates selected. Said Committee should make a real >> effort to get a strong contingent of Lincoln parents and residents >> representing a broad spectrum of views. Our new Superintendent might decide >> that the school would be better served by placing an interim Principal and >> in my opinion that would be fine. We will be better off waiting for the >> right person who can work together effectively with our new Superintendent >> than rushing to make a subpar decision that impairs our school. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Peter Buchthal >> >> Candidate for School Committee >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >>
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