The search consultants from Hazard, Young and Attea (HYA),a leading search firm with a nationwide track record of successfully hiring school superintendents,will present the final three Superintendent candidates to the School Committee on February 16 at 8:30 am in the Frazier Room, 100 Walnut St.
Each candidate will spend an entire day in the district on February 23, 24 and 25. His/her day will begin with a televised School Committee interview from 8:30-10:00 am, followed by school visits, meetings with administrators, a 4:00-5:30 pm session with the Search Committee, and a televised Community Forum in the Day Middle School auditorium from 7:30-9:00 pm. All are invited to attend the open sessions or tune in on NewTV. Written feedback forms will be available at all sessions and/or comments can be sent to: schoolcommittee@newton.k12.ma.us.
On February 26, the School Committee will convene in open session at 8:30 am to deliberate and decide on a preferred candidate. This will be followed by a site visit and salary/contract negotiations with the offer finalized at the end of March. If the School Committee is unable to decide on February 26, a revised process will be developed for moving forward.
