Yes, we are one community. On Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 11:03 AM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln < [email protected]> wrote:
> Correct. > > We are ONE community. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > On Friday, February 3, 2023, 10:21 AM, Abigail Adams via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > > A parent of a child at LPS school is an invested parent. A parent is a > parent and represents all parents interests. Anything but will NOT be > tolerated or accepted in this community. > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > On Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:56 AM, Peter Buchthal <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Andy, > > Jessica is not a Lincoln parent nor a Lincoln resident. She is a Metco > parent. I'm a bit shocked why we didn't have at least a couple of Lincoln > resident parents to represent the 400+ students from the town of Lincoln. > > Once the Superintendent gave notice that she is retiring, the scope of her > work responsibilities automatically changed. The document you linked to > never considered the unusual conditions of Superintendent responsibilities > during the period after giving notice until a new Superintendent comes on > board. I feel strongly that It is not fair to ask a new Superintendent to > make important decisions before she is a full time employee of the town. > > Best, > Peter Buchthal > Candidate for School Committee > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM Andy Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Peter, > > Was that accurate to say 'by a Committee that shockingly does not include > a single Lincoln parent or resident-at-large'? Jessica Llaverias is listed > as a parent. > > *Search Committee:* > > Superintendent – Becky McFall > > Assistant Superintendent – Jess Rose > > Middle School Principal – Erich Ledebuhr > > Lincoln School Principal – Sarah Collmer > > Administrator for Student Services – Lisa Berard > > Interim Student Services Coordinator/Special Educator – Keriann Gilman > > Classroom Teacher – Julie Barkin > > Classroom Teacher – Amanda Sykes > > Classroom Teacher – Karen Sheppard > > Administrative School Secretary – Maureen Belt > > Parent – Jessica Llaverias > > Also, I believe the staffing responsibility for principals falls on the > superintendent, not the school committee. ( > https://www.lincnet.org/cms/lib/MA01001239/Centricity/domain/3/public_documents/process/SCSupRoles.pdf). > There is a clear separation of roles listed. > > - Andy > > > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM Peter Buchthal <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear School Committee Members and Lincoln Talk, > > > *If you agree with my email below, please forward this email to the > [email protected] <[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]. > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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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