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Montgomery mayor says superintendent search lacked transparency, urges broader community engagement
Summary
Mayor Stephen L. Reed criticized the Montgomery school superintendent search as insufficiently transparent, said live interviews helped engagement but did not replace broader outreach, and suggested the community consider structural changes to the school board process.
Mayor Stephen L. Reed said the Montgomery school superintendent search lacked transparency and needed deeper community engagement.
"I just don't think the process has been as transparent as it should have been," Mayor Stephen L. Reed said during a podcast interview. He added that the district's finalists and the search process did not reflect sufficient collaboration with local government, business and community partners.
Reed said the live interviews of superintendent finalists improved public visibility and engaged younger residents, but that livestreaming should not substitute for…
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