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School committee approves HYA leadership profile after public calls for equity input

Holliston School Committee · November 14, 2025
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Summary

After public comment criticizing the screening committee’s lack of equity expertise, the Holliston School Committee accepted HYA27s leadership profile for the superintendent search. HYA presented outreach and survey results and outlined characteristics the district should prioritize in candidates.

The Holliston School Committee voted to approve a leadership profile for the superintendent search presented by HYA, a search-consultant team, after a period of public comment urging more community input and stronger equity representation on the screening committee.

Resident Laurie Markoff criticized the composition of the screening team and its process, saying, "I also was surprised that the screening committee was chosen without community input and then surprised that the committee included no 1 with specific expertise and commitment to equity." Markoff told the committee that students…

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