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School committee accepts summative evaluation for Superintendent Dr. Hackett, moves to biennial cycle
Summary
The Winchester School Committee unanimously accepted a summative evaluation praising Superintendent Dr. Hackett’s leadership, approved shifting to a biennial evaluation cycle (next scheduled March 2028), and highlighted priorities including literacy implementation, Morocco Elementary MSBA work, and central office capacity.
The Winchester School Committee voted unanimously March 19 to accept the summative evaluation of Superintendent Dr. Hackett and to adopt a biennial evaluation cycle, with the next formal review scheduled for March 2028. The motion to accept the evaluation and the revised cycle was moved and seconded and the chair announced the vote as unanimous.
The evaluation, consolidated from committee feedback, credited Dr. Hackett with several district accomplishments: completing the Lynch Elementary School project on time and within budget, leading a districtwide redesign of elementary literacy, launching an open‑architecture data platform to support in‑class literacy screening and cross‑subject assessment tracking, and developing the WPS 2030 five‑year strategic plan and financial roadmap.
Committee members praised Dr. Hackett’s contract negotiations, steady fiscal management and efforts to center teachers in curriculum decisions. The evaluation summary noted ongoing priorities, including supporting Morocco Elementary as it enters the MSBA eligibility phase, completing districtwide literacy implementation, increasing engagement with families whose first language is not English, and developing a cohesive strategy for educational technology and central‑office staffing.
Dr. Hackett, responding to remarks, thanked committee members and staff and reflected on the work of the past five years, saying, "what everybody doesn't see is how hard you all work," and emphasizing collaboration with the committee and district staff.
The committee recorded the action as an approved acceptance of the summative evaluation and the adoption of a biennial evaluation cycle. The meeting record does not specify individual vote tallies beyond the chair’s announcement that the vote was unanimous.
The committee indicated it will continue follow‑up work on the evaluation priorities during goal‑setting and in future meetings.
