HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-20 School Committee MinutesREADING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
READING, MASSACHUSETTS
SPECIAL SESSION MINUTES MARCH 20,1995
CALL TO ORDER:
Timothy Twomey called the Special Session School Committee Meeting
to order at 7:40 in the Superintendent's Conference Room. All
members were present.
Mr. Twomey welcomed the candidates for the Superintendent's
Screening Committee. He explained that the meeting would deal with
a single agenda item. He stated that the Screening Committee shall
consist of eight members, four of which will be educators and four
citizens not educators.
Mr. Twomey introduced the candidates as:
1. Maureen McDonald - Mrs. MacDonald attended Salem State College
and Boston College. She is a parent, an educator and Town Meeting
Member. She is a co- advisor for the 1995 RMHS Yearbook. She
served on RMHS principal search committee.
2. Nancy Drexler - Ms. Drexler attended U.Mass, and U. Maryland.
She is currently employed, by her own firm, conducting educational
research and evaluation involving innovative schools and programs
around the country. She has been involved in a search before but
not with a consultant.
3. Nancy Stager - Ms. Stager is currently employed by The Bank of
Boston as a Senior Human Resources Manager for Global Products.
She graduated from Cornell in 1982. She was involved in the Joshua
Eaton Principal Search.
4. Robert K. Sullivan - Mr. Sullivan is a professional recruiter.
He is solely interested in the search to identify the best possible
candidate to maintain excellence in education in Reading. He holds
degrees from Villanova and Boston College.
Mr. Cummings and Mrs D'Antona left at this point.
5. Keith R. Manville - Mr. Manville has been the Principal of
Beverly High School for the past eight years. He holds a Doctor of
Education from Boston University. Mr. Manville work on the Search
Committee for Dr. Piechota.
6. Dennis J. LaCroix - Mr. LaCroix is a partner in a Boston Law
firm. He holds a J.D. and an A.B. from Boston College. He has a
daughter in the first grade at Killam.
7. Marlene McArdle - Mrs. McArdle is a Special Needs teacher in
Stoneham. She has a Masters Degree in Moderate Special Needs from
Lesley College and a B.A. in Elementary Education from Boston State
College. She was involved in a Principal Search last year.
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 2 MARCH 20. 1995
Superintendent Screening Committee Candidates Continued:
8. Joan Coco - Mrs. Coco is the parent of two children who are
products of the Reading School System. One child has Special Needs
and the other, an honor student. She has extensive knowledge of
the School Department and Town Government.
9. Alan S. Mosier - Mr. Mosier is a Music Teacher in the Reading
Public School System. He holds degrees from Salem State College,
Berklee College of Music and Lowell State College. He does not
reside in Reading. He does not has Search Committee experience.
10. Everett J. Roscoe - Mr. Roscoe is a Social Studies Teacher in
the Somerville School System. He was raised and educated in
Reading Schools. He attended University of Lowell and Fitchburg
State College. He does not have screening committee experience.
11. Stan Nissen - Mr. Nissen has served on three screening
committees. He has been a School Committee member. He is
currently seeking election the School Committee.
12. Joan McKinnon - Mrs. McKinnon is currently a teacher at the
Killam School. She was not present at the interview.
Mr. Twomey thanked all of the candidates for attending.
MR. SHANNON MOVED TO ADJOURN AT 9:15 MRS. CAVICCHI SECONDED THE
MOTION. THE VOTE WAS 6 -0.
SUSAN CAVICCHI
MATTHEW CUMMINGS
ROBIN D'ANTONA
GEORGE SHANNON
THOMAS STOHLMAN
TIMOTHY TWOMEY
Respectfully^ Submitted
Dennis Richards
Interim Superintendent