DISQUS

Andover Townsman: Schools expect to pick new superintendent by March

  • kit45pat · 1 month ago
    Good luck Claudia in your next job search. Many of us hoped you would have had the Cambridge job, but that did not come to be. Andover people have a reputation for being 'snobs', but you are the 'ultimate snob' even to Andoverites. It is interesting that you now choose an immediate escape, given the Brickman mess. Boy, you screwed up big time there. They are paying taxes on their property and are investing in the town. You went 'over the top' to make life difficult for them. On top of that you have time to go peeking in windows?? Give me a break...Renters can enroll children in school based on a utility bill and a declaration that the child lives in town 4 nights out of 7. Who verifies that living arrangement - no one. GOOD BYE.
  • Peece4All · 1 month ago
    I hope we all realize that we are going to need to pay a competitive salary to get a top notch, or at least decent, superintendent as we compete with all the other districts who are doing the same search this year... If the person is really good at what they do, they will be worth the $. I hope we'll see a survey for the general public to find out what we'd like for qualities and experience. And how about a one or two year contract to be renewed if they prove themselves?
  • HeywoodJa · 1 month ago
    Let's hope the town picks a decent one, this time, and puts the selectee on probation for a year or so, so we don't get stuck with a pig in a poke that we can't unload if it just doesn't work out. I think the contract ought to be performance-based, with regular reviews, and "opt out" clauses if the person stinks. This last superintendent just was NEVER very good, but the town kept trying to fit a mean and angry square peg in a round hole. Why, I have no idea. The town as a whole suffered from the poor leadership at the town's Big Spender department, and the teachers, staff and schoolchildren suffered as well.