Notice: The Survey closed on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
The next School Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 20.
SURVEY OPPORTUNITY
The Natick Public Schools Superintendent Search Screening Committee invites interested stakeholders to fill out the following survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SJSK8CH. Please note that the survey was extended to November 15.
Families were emailed a notice about focus groups for parents and guardians. These opportunities allow participants to provide useful feedback to the Screening Committee.
Families: Check your inbox for details and to RSVP. The in-person focus group for parents/guardians will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9 in the morning and the ONLINE ONLY event will be Monday, Nov. 13 in the evening.
Community members: You are encouraged to attend the Focus Group for the Natick Superintendent Search especially for Natick residents who may not be current parents or guardians.
Date of Community Focus Group: Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: The School Committee meeting room on the third floor of Natick Town Hall located at 13 East Central Street.
Superintendent Search Update - Distributed Oct. 27, 2023
Dear Natick Public Schools Community,
The School Committee, along with our consultants at NESDEC, would like to update you on the process of the search for our new permanent superintendent. Please take the time to read about the latest developments in this process below:
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The School Committee approved (and NESDEC began dissemination of) the invitation letter for candidates to submit their applications by December 7, 2023. This deadline puts us on a timeline to select our superintendent by the end of January/early February.
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We are now working on a process to gather information from various community stakeholders in order to develop a candidate profile that will guide the selection of the superintendent. We will collect feedback through a community-wide survey (coming soon) and a series of focus groups. At its October 2nd meeting, the School Committee voted to conduct the following set of focus groups in the coming weeks:
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Building administrators and Central Office staff
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Students
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Teachers/School staff (two focus groups)
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Parents/Caregivers: (two focus groups—one in person in the morning, one virtual in the evening)
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Community members
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Town leaders (both professionals and volunteers)
SAVE THE DATE: FOCUS GROUPS
Parents/Caregivers - Nov. 9 at the Community-Senior Center, 9 a.m.
Community - Nov. 9 at the Town Hall School Committee room, 5:30 p.m.
Parents/Caregivers - Nov. 13 on Zoom ONLY, 7 p.m.
(More information —including a virtual meeting link—will be announced soon.)
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The School Committee voted on which members of its Committee will serve on the Screening Committee. Matt Brand (Chair of the Screening Committee) and Catherine Brunell were elected. The members of the screening committee will also include Central Office staff person, a principal, three members of the Education Association of Natick, a student, three parents, the town administrator, and a community member-at-large.
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The School Committee will be reaching out to stakeholder groups to identify who may be interested in serving on the Screening Committee.
As always, if you have any questions or comments about the process, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
Natick School Committee
Prior Updates
Link to Invitation Letter