I have to disagree with this. As a teacher, I find interim positions to be disruptive and only to be used if there is a very good reason. Our outgoing superintendent is an amazing superintendent and I have full trust in her and in the committee to choose someone qualified to be the principal. I fully expect that whoever we hire for both open positions will be able to work with each other as their job entails. On Feb 2, 2023 at 5:15 PM -0500, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com>, wrote: > Me 3. > Why potentially tie the hadn’t of the incoming Superintendent. > It might appear that we do not trust them to build a team that they have > confidence in. > And, it might condition the kind of candidate stepping up. > > Let the new administration administer... as a true leader. > > Sara > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > > On Feb 2, 2023, at 4:55 PM, Barbara Low <barbara_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Count me in as well. People like to establish their own teams. When my > > children went through the Lincoln school, there were interim middle school > > principals on a couple of occasions. > > > > Barbara Low > > From: Lincoln <lincoln-boun...@lincolntalk.org> on behalf of Debra > > Daugherty <dadaughe...@gmail.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 4:43 PM > > To: Peter Buchthal <pbucht...@gmail.com> > > Cc: lincoln@lincolntalk.org <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School > > Principal > > > > 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 > > > theschoolc...@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 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. > > > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > 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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