This sounds quite sensible. I agree with Peter that the new Middle School Principal should be chosen by the incoming Superintendent and their search committee.
--Debra Daugherty 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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