Rockport School Committee approves appointment of Anarie Luster to Director of Student Services

The Rockport School Committee voted on Dec. 18 to accept the superintendent's recommendation to appoint Anarie Luster to the position of Director of Student Services, pending successful contract negotiations with the superintendent.

The superintendent presented Luster's candidacy, pointed to advocacy letters of support in the meeting folder and described Luster's fit with the leadership team's priorities. A motion to approve the appointment was made, seconded and approved by the committee; members offered congratulations after the vote.

The motion was explicit that the appointment was contingent on successful contract negotiations with the superintendent. No further public discussion of contract terms occurred on the record at the meeting. The committee did not list individual roll-call votes for the appointment in the open portion of the transcript.