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Public commenter urges caution over superintendent hire, cites handling of Calo closure
Summary
Anna Shin, a Cambridge resident, used the public comment period to say Superintendent David Murphy lacks an educator background, criticized his handling of the Calo school closure, and urged the committee not to grant a long term or high salary; her remarks were the only public comment registered for the special meeting.
During the meeting’s single public-comment slot, Anna Shin of 240 Sydney Street criticized the committee’s selection of David Murphy and specifically questioned his judgment and prior handling of a school closure.
Shin said "the soundness of his judgment is in serious doubt in regards, to his handling of the GMP problem" and singled out "the closure of Calo being the most recent of those failures," urging the committee not to give Murphy a long-term contract or a high salary. She warned that, because he lacks an educator background, the superintendent "will have to depend heavily on the expertise of district administrators, the same people who have been there a long time and have a proven track record of failure."
Her three-minute comment was the only public comment registered for the meeting. The committee then closed public comment by unanimous roll call and proceeded to the ratification vote.
