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RSU 05 board approves Pamela Crosby as Freeport Middle School principal amid staff objections
Summary
The RSU 05 Board of Directors voted to employ Pamela Crosby as principal of Freeport Middle School for the 2025–26 school year after public comment from teachers who said they were not meaningfully included in the selection process.
The RSU 05 Board of Directors voted to employ Pamela Crosby as principal of Freeport Middle School for the 2025–26 school year after a public comment period in which Freeport Middle School teachers urged the board to reconsider an internal candidate.
Teachers said they were disappointed their voices were not meaningfully included in the process. "We want to express our deep disappointment that our voices were not meaningfully included in the process," Freeport Middle School teacher Stacy Alvarez said during the meeting. Sarah Davis, another FMS teacher, said staff would "be professional and kind, and we will welcome you into our FMS community," while noting frustration that an experienced internal interim leader was not selected.
The board described the process used to fill the principalship and clarified the board's legal role. "We authorize the superintendent to make all hires, but for administrators ... those come before the…
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