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Minuteman superintendent outlines entry plan, pledges stakeholder engagement and NISIP coaching
Summary
Superintendent Heidi Driscoll presented an entry plan that centers on listening, data collection and stakeholder engagement; she will participate in the NISIP coaching program (48 hours in year one) and will report entry findings in February with a strategy-development phase through June 2026.
Superintendent Heidi Driscoll presented her entry plan to the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School Committee, describing a phased, data-driven process of listening and information-gathering that will produce entry findings in February and lead to district strategy development by June 2026.
Driscoll said the first-year coaching component through the New Superintendent Induction Support Program (NISIP) includes 48 hours of support, typically six hours per month with the assigned coach and full-day cohort meetings. "The purpose really is to support each other in becoming better at the job," the program coach said when introduced. Driscoll said she planned stakeholder engagement through surveys, individual and group conversations, classroom visits and a review of a broad set of documents (school improvement plans, report cards, discipline data, MCAS/AP/SAT data, collective bargaining agreements, handbooks and program reviews).
She summarized three year-one goals: complete the entry plan and report findings by May/February deadlines, maintain momentum during the transition by advancing critical work with leadership teams, and participate in NISIP and related vocational-superintendent supports. Driscoll said staff and faculty had already provided input at a welcome-back day and that an initial survey produced 44 responses with thoughtful commentary.
School committee members asked about data sources and next steps; Driscoll read a detailed list of materials she would examine and said she would report emerging themes in February and bring a district strategy to the committee next spring. The entry plan will inform the superintendent's evaluation goals, which the committee will vote on at a future meeting.
What happens next: Driscoll will continue data collection and stakeholder meetings through the fall and report entry findings to the committee in February; committee members will be asked to vote on the superintendent's goals at the next meeting.
