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Interim superintendent David Murphy emphasizes community facilitation, accountability and SEL
Summary
David Murphy said the superintendent should facilitate a community conversation about priorities, center youth in district work, and pair educator evaluation with professional learning. He called MCAS a system‑level data point and stressed visibility, SEL and evidence‑based budgeting.
David Murphy, the district's interim superintendent and a finalist for the permanent post, told the committee the role should "facilitate a conversation" about what the community wants from its schools rather than assert a single top‑down vision. He emphasized relevance in instruction, experiential learning and a strong orientation toward equity that is operationalized with consensus.
Murphy said families who feel disconnected — particularly families of students with disabilities — need a listening posture and more consistent follow‑through from central office. On measurement, he described MCAS as "one data point" useful for evaluating schools while urging a diversity of metrics, and he framed educator evaluation as most effective when coupled with professional learning and supports rather than treated as merely a compliance task.
