Me 3. Why potentially tie the hadn’t of the incoming Superintendent. It might appear that we do not trust them to build a team that they have confidence in. And, it might condition the kind of candidate stepping up.
Let the new administration administer... as a true leader. Sara ------ Sara Mattes > On Feb 2, 2023, at 4:55 PM, Barbara Low <[email protected]> wrote: > > Count me in as well. People like to establish their own teams. When my > children went through the Lincoln school, there were interim middle school > principals on a couple of occasions. > > Barbara Low > From: Lincoln <[email protected]> on behalf of Debra Daugherty > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 4:43 PM > To: Peter Buchthal <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School > Principal > > This sounds quite sensible. I agree with Peter that the new Middle School > Principal should be chosen by the incoming Superintendent and their search > committee. > > --Debra Daugherty > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM Peter Buchthal <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear School Committee Members and Lincoln Talk, > > If you agree with my email below, please forward this email to > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with your agreement > that we should hold off on hiring a new Middle School principal. > > I believe we are about to make a big mistake. In our hurry to find a new > Principal for the Middle School, the School Committee has forgotten about the > importance of our new Superintendent getting the opportunity to build his/her > own team. As many of you know, our Middle School principal Sharon Hobbs is > retiring at the end of this school year. Our current plan > <https://www.lincnet.org/Page/5815> is to have our retiring Superintendent > run point on the search, selecting candidates and conducting interviews > before we have even had a chance to select our new Superintendent. The > retiring Superintendent will be assisted by a Committee that shockingly does > not include a single Lincoln parent or resident-at-large. Our incoming > Superintendent will only have a token opportunity to bless the candidate > selected by the current Administration team. > > Given the immense importance of getting this candidate right and ensuring > that our new Superintendent is set for success, I strongly encourage the > School Committee to put this process on hold. Our new Superintendent should > have an opportunity to become acquainted with our school to properly > determine the specific skills required for the job before beginning this > process. At a future time,our new Superintendent should have the opportunity > to lead this process and have a say on the Search Committee members and the > candidates selected. Said Committee should make a real effort to get a strong > contingent of Lincoln parents and residents representing a broad spectrum of > views. Our new Superintendent might decide that the school would be better > served by placing an interim Principal and in my opinion that would be fine. > We will be better off waiting for the right person who can work together > effectively with our new Superintendent than rushing to make a subpar > decision that impairs our school. > > Best, > Peter Buchthal > Candidate for School Committee > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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