Subcommittee approves process to complete superintendent's year‑one evaluation; chair, vice chair to set goals

SPRINGFIELD — The Legislative & Contract Subcommittee of the Springfield City School Committee voted June 18 to recommend a process and timeline to the full school committee for completing the year‑one evaluation of the superintendent and directed that the superintendent’s evaluation goals be set by the chair, the vice chair and the superintendent.

The subcommittee met at the Springfield Public School boardroom after technical difficulties at City Hall. Attorney Melissa Murray, who advised the panel on statutory and procedural points, told members the superintendent’s contract references the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) model evaluation and a summative DESE form as the applicable framework. “There is a end of cycle summative evaluation report that DESE puts out that, you know, we could agree to use,” Attorney Murray said.

The vote sends a recommendation to the full school committee and sets next steps on a schedule the members said they will firm up at the August 21 meeting. Subcommittee members agreed the chair, the vice chair and Superintendent Dr. Nunal should meet to develop measurable goals for the evaluation promptly; several members asked that goal‑setting be completed by mid‑to‑late July if calendars allow so the superintendent has time to prepare evidence for the public presentation.

Why it matters: The subcommittee’s action clarifies who will set the superintendent’s goals this cycle, ties the evaluation to the DESE…