Andy, SO maybe the point should be to have MORE parent representation, more diverse voices who might disagree with current policies and direction. From my knowledge of those involved there are many who are aligned with the same ideology of where the school sees itself moving towards in the future. When you have a bunch of aligned views in the same room it is considered status quo, and right now LPS status quo is not meeting the equity-equality ratio, how much investment is resulting in our kids prepared to enter LSHS and excel especially in Math and Science. I will again reiterate, an easy analysis is to look at who at LPS is seeing results and it is the 8th grade class teachers, so what are they doing differently, that costs ZERO dollars. Lincoln School 2021 RankingsLincoln School is ranked #162 in Massachusetts Elementary Schools and ranked #58 in Massachusetts Middle Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school. Thanks,John Gregg On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 03:27:49 PM EST, 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 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.
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