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School committee sets aggressive superintendent search timeline, will form screening subcommittee
Summary
Committee members approved forming a screening subcommittee to work with MASC on an accelerated timeline aimed at filling the superintendent role by July 1; members debated whether the full committee should approve qualifications or delegate them to the screening group.
The Middleborough School Committee reviewed an accelerated timeline for hiring a new superintendent and voted to establish a screening subcommittee to meet with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) representative on April 16 to review qualifications and selection criteria.
The proposed schedule (distributed at the meeting) calls for community focus groups and online surveys the week of April 6 to gather input on desired superintendent qualities, with the goal of having someone in place by July 1.
Some members argued that the full school committee should approve the qualifications and selection criteria, while others favored delegating that work to the screening committee to keep the process moving. "I believe that we should have the final vote on what we think the qualifications should be," a committee member said, while others noted that MASC routinely provides recommended qualifications.
The committee moved and approved placing a subcommittee formation item on the April 9 agenda so that representatives could be appointed and the screening group could meet with the MASC representative on April 16 as scheduled.
Committee members discussed membership size and representation for the screening group (parent, teacher, community, municipal representation) and agreed to seek municipal participation on the panel.
The committee asked staff to clarify whether the screening group's role includes approving qualifications or presenting recommendations for committee approval.
The subcommittee formation motion passed during the meeting and the chair said she would circulate the timeline and answers to outstanding procedural questions before April meetings.
