subject:"\[LincolnTalk\] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal"

Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread john gregg via Lincoln

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 GreggOn Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 03:27:49 PM EST, Andy
Wang 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 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
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread john gregg via Lincoln

 
Seth,
There is a reason they made the choice, she is a smart person who deserves a 
spot but why is there not another parent in the town to represent different 
views or opinions. I would readily offer my views but I have been silenced by 
Becky McFall on down to the School Committee, it is all documented through 
emails from @6th grade forward, my son is now an 8th grader. Even LT has 
rejected my comments and subjected my to a "moderator review", I have 
legitimate concerns as do others. 
Thanks,JohnOn Friday, February 3, 2023 at 10:41:03 AM EST, Seth Rosen 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi Abigail, I’ve made some comments below.

On Feb 3, 2023, at 10:21 AM, Abigail Adams via Lincoln 
 wrote:




A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent.


## I think we can all agree with this. 


 A parent is a parent and represents all parents interests. 


## Peter has respectfully expressed his opinion to the contrary.  Whether you 
agree with him or not, it’s certainly a valid point worthy of debate and 
discussion. 


Anything but will NOT be tolerated or accepted in this community. 


## civilized discussion I hope is most welcomed in this community.  While you 
may disagree with Peter’s opinion, he is stating a fact and he has done so 
respectfully.  You are but one voice in the community.  I welcome Peter’s 
engagement with these issues and I believe it is good for the town to have this 
type of discourse. 









Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal  
wrote:

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 BuchthalCandidate for School Committee

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM Andy Wang  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  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 re

Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Peter Buchthal

Andy,

In today's email I also said

"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."

Three of the four candidates are already  employed in other school systems
through the end of the school year.

The current plan forces the new Superintendent to make a decision without
having enough time to properly evaluate the applicants, and the needs of
the  middle school.  All four of the candidates still have other day jobs
consuming most of their time and attention.  I am of the opinion, we
shouldn't rush the hire.  Let's think about naming an interim Principal
instead.


Please email the schooc...@lincnet.org to tell them to postpone the new
hire.

Peter Buchthal



On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM Andy Wang  wrote:

> All,
>
> I wanted to call out a nuance in Peter's email regarding the inclusion of
> the incoming superintendent in the process that I want to make sure people
> are aware of.
>
> In Becky's Dec 21 Letter From The Superintendent (
> https://www.lincnet.org/Page/5798), she says this:
>
> "I hope to create a process that *will allow the newly appointed
> superintendent to participate in the finalist stage and make the final
> decision to appoint a principal*. This means that the process will likely
> be completed in late February or early March." (emphasis is mine).  She
> echoes those sentiments in the letter Peter linked as well.
>
> The superintendent decision was planned for Feb 7, so this lines up with
> that schedule.
>
> Peter's interpretation was "Our incoming Superintendent will only have a
> token opportunity to bless the candidate selected by the current
> Administration team."
>
> I'll leave as an exercise to the reader on the judgement on the accuracy
> of Peter's interpretation of the process.
>
> - Andy
>
>
>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Karla Gravis

I think it's fair to assume that, as parents, we're all invested in our
children. But I also firmly believe we need a plurality of views, because
we all have valid, complementary, interests. I agree with what others have
said, it is misguided to think one single voice speaks for the whole
community.

During the superintendent screening committee discussion, Kim Mack
specifically commented on the need to have the representation of distinct
Boston, Hanscom and Lincoln residents/parents, which I wholeheartedly agree
with (1:19:15 in this video:
https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/lincoln/video/6363fc117ee83e0008fc1727?page=HOME).
We specifically also included a resident-at-large. Why would the principal
search be any different?

On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 10:21 AM Abigail Adams via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent. A parent is a
> parent and represents all parents interests. Anything but will NOT be
> tolerated or accepted in this community.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
>
> On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal 
> wrote:
>
> 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  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  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.

Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Sara Mattes

I would tend to agree with Peter’s interpretation.

The decision on which applicants to review and who will be a finalist is key.
The timeline seems to have been set to ensure the current leadership would set 
the stage for this decision, be that good or bad.

I would not have used the term “bless the candidate,” but I would agree with 
the sentiment.

Sara

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> On Feb 3, 2023, at 1:50 PM, Andy Wang  wrote:
> 
> All, 
> 
> I wanted to call out a nuance in Peter's email regarding the inclusion of the 
> incoming superintendent in the process that I want to make sure people are 
> aware of.
> 
> In Becky's Dec 21 Letter From The Superintendent 
> (https://www.lincnet.org/Page/5798), she says this: 
> 
> "I hope to create a process that will allow the newly appointed 
> superintendent to participate in the finalist stage and make the final 
> decision to appoint a principal. This means that the process will likely be 
> completed in late February or early March." (emphasis is mine).  She echoes 
> those sentiments in the letter Peter linked as well.
> 
> The superintendent decision was planned for Feb 7, so this lines up with that 
> schedule. 
> 
> Peter's interpretation was "Our incoming Superintendent will only have a 
> token opportunity to bless the candidate selected by the current 
> Administration team."
> 
> I'll leave as an exercise to the reader on the judgement on the accuracy of 
> Peter's interpretation of the process.
> 
> - Andy
> 
>  
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Andy Wang

All,

I wanted to call out a nuance in Peter's email regarding the inclusion of
the incoming superintendent in the process that I want to make sure people
are aware of.

In Becky's Dec 21 Letter From The Superintendent (
https://www.lincnet.org/Page/5798), she says this:

"I hope to create a process that *will allow the newly appointed
superintendent to participate in the finalist stage and make the final
decision to appoint a principal*. This means that the process will likely
be completed in late February or early March." (emphasis is mine).  She
echoes those sentiments in the letter Peter linked as well.

The superintendent decision was planned for Feb 7, so this lines up with
that schedule.

Peter's interpretation was "Our incoming Superintendent will only have a
token opportunity to bless the candidate selected by the current
Administration team."

I'll leave as an exercise to the reader on the judgement on the accuracy of
Peter's interpretation of the process.

- Andy
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Sara Mattes

Clearly, we are one community, of many minds.

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> On Feb 3, 2023, at 11:02 AM, Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln 
>  wrote:
> 
> Correct.
> 
> We are ONE community. 
> 
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone 
> 
> On Friday, February 3, 2023, 10:21 AM, Abigail Adams via Lincoln 
>  wrote:
> 
> A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent. A parent is a parent 
> and represents all parents interests. Anything but will NOT be tolerated or 
> accepted in this community. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone 
> 
> On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal  
> wrote:
> 
> 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  > 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  > 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
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread wayne vetrone

A disqualifying statement if I ever read one.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 11:08 AM Joan Kimball  wrote:

> Yes, we are one community.
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 11:03 AM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln <
> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>
>> Correct.
>>
>> We are ONE community.
>>
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>> 
>>
>> On Friday, February 3, 2023, 10:21 AM, Abigail Adams via Lincoln <
>> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>>
>> A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent. A parent is a
>> parent and represents all parents interests. Anything but will NOT be
>> tolerated or accepted in this community.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>> 
>>
>> On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal 
>> wrote:
>>
>> 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  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 
>> 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
>>
>>

Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Joan Kimball

Yes, we are one community.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 11:03 AM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> Correct.
>
> We are ONE community.
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
>
> On Friday, February 3, 2023, 10:21 AM, Abigail Adams via Lincoln <
> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>
> A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent. A parent is a
> parent and represents all parents interests. Anything but will NOT be
> tolerated or accepted in this community.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
>
> On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal 
> wrote:
>
> 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  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  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
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln

Correct.
We are ONE community.

Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

On Friday, February 3, 2023, 10:21 AM, Abigail Adams via Lincoln
wrote:

A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent. A parent is a parent
and represents all parents interests. Anything but will NOT be tolerated or
accepted in this community.

Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal
wrote:

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 BuchthalCandidate for School Committee

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM Andy Wang 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

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM Peter Buchthal 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.

Best,

Peter Buchthal

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Seth Rosen

Hi Abigail, I’ve made some comments below.On Feb 3, 2023, at 10:21 AM, Abigail Adams via Lincoln  wrote:
A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent.## I think we can all agree with this.  A parent is a parent and represents all parents interests. ## Peter has respectfully expressed his opinion to the contrary.  Whether you agree with him or not, it’s certainly a valid point worthy of debate and discussion. Anything but will NOT be tolerated or accepted in this community. ## civilized discussion I hope is most welcomed in this community.  While you may disagree with Peter’s opinion, he is stating a fact and he has done so respectfully.  You are but one voice in the community.  I welcome Peter’s engagement with these issues and I believe it is good for the town to have this type of discourse. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhoneOn Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal  wrote: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 BuchthalCandidate for School CommitteeOn Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM Andy Wang  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 McFallAssistant Superintendent – Jess RoseMiddle School Principal – Erich LedebuhrLincoln School Principal – Sarah CollmerAdministrator for Student Services – Lisa BerardInterim Student Services Coordinator/Special Educator – Keriann GilmanClassroom Teacher – Julie BarkinClassroom Teacher – Amanda SykesClassroom Teacher – Karen SheppardAdministrative School Secretary – Maureen BeltParent – Jessica LlaveriasAlso, 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.- AndyOn Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM Peter Buchthal  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 BuchthalCandidate for School Committee
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Barbara Low

Reviewing the search committee list makes me view a delay in selecting a new 
middle school principal even more important. Not only will the new 
superintendent have no say when there is opportunity to build part of one's own 
team, but the lack of resident parents and community representation is 
insulting. When Sharon Hobbs was selected many years ago, there was at least 
one community representative that was part of the search committee. I know that 
for a fact since I was on that committee.

Barbara Low

From: Lincoln  on behalf of Peter Buchthal 

Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 4:21 PM
To: andyrw...@gmail.com ; lincoln@lincolntalk.org 

Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School 
Principal

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 
mailto: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 
mailto: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<mailto: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

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Abigail Adams via Lincoln

A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent. A parent is a parent
and represents all parents interests. Anything but will NOT be tolerated or
accepted in this community.

Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal
wrote:

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM Andy Wang 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

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM Peter Buchthal 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.

Best,

Peter Buchthal

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Peter Buchthal

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  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  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
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-02 Thread Melissa J via Lincoln

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 , 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  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  on behalf of Debra 
> > Daugherty 
> > Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 4:43 PM
> > To: Peter Buchthal 
> > Cc: 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  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
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-02 Thread Sara Mattes

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 

--
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> On Feb 2, 2023, at 4:55 PM, Barbara Low  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  on behalf of Debra Daugherty 
> 
> Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 4:43 PM
> To: Peter Buchthal 
> Cc: 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  <mailto: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 <mailto: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
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-02 Thread Barbara Low

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  on behalf of Debra Daugherty 

Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 4:43 PM
To: Peter Buchthal 
Cc: 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 
mailto: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<mailto: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

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-02 Thread Debra Daugherty

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  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
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-02 Thread Andy Wang

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  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
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[LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-02 Thread Peter Buchthal

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
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