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School committee appoints 18-member screening committee, authorizes MASC search with March 15 closing date
Summary
On Feb. 26 the Beverly School Committee announced an 18-person screening committee for the superintendent search, approved a recruitment brochure and authorized the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) to open the application window with a March 15, 2025 closing date; the motion passed by recorded vote.
The Beverly School Committee on Feb. 26 named an 18-member screening committee to prescreen candidates for the district superintendent search and voted to authorize the MASC search facilitator to open the application process with a target close date of March 15, 2025.
The committee said the screening panel was selected to represent a range of stakeholders including parents, students, classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, special-education staff and community partners. The committee also reviewed the superintendent-search timeline and said finalist visits and stakeholder interviews are planned for April 14'—'——9, with the school committee's final selection expected the week of April 14'—'—.
Why it matters: the screening committee will evaluate the applicant pool, recommend semifinalists for full district visits and supply the school committee with stakeholder feedback used in the final hiring decision.
Screening committee membership (announced Feb. 26)
The committee announced the names and roles of the 18-person panel during the committee-of-the-whole meeting. Appointees named in the public announcement included: two student representatives (one toward the end of high school and one at the start of high school), parents representing elementary and middle grades and parent-organized groups, a YMCA-associated community member, classroom teachers including a high-school math teacher, a BTA (teacher union) co-president, a paraprofessional, a literacy coach, restorative-practices staff, and district administrators including an elementary principal and the special-education director. The chair said alternates were also identified in case of scheduling conflicts.
Recruitment, timeline and vote
- MASC will post the official brochure and job materials on its site and via partner channels; the committee asked that the district link to the MASC posting so applicants use the MASC application portal rather than contacting the district directly. - Tentative timeline presented: application deadline March 15, 2025; prescreening and semifinal selection March 17; finalist campus visits and stakeholder interviews April 14'—'—; finalist interviews and school committee vote April 17 or 18.
Motion and vote
Lorinda Visnick (identified in the meeting as the committee member moving the authorization) moved to authorize the chair to have the MASC search facilitator open the application process with the brochure and advertising plan as discussed, with a close date of March 15, 2025; the motion was seconded by Jeffrey Silva and approved by recorded vote (7-0).
Follow-up and transparency
Committee members discussed posting policy references and frequently asked questions about the search process on the district website to increase transparency. The committee chair said MASC will manage applications and that the district will provide the screening committee with orientation and a remote document repository to review candidate files prior to prescreening.
