Clearly, we are one community, of many minds. ------ Sara Mattes
> On Feb 3, 2023, at 11:02 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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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] <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]. > <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]. > <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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