
The Somerville School Committee is hiring a new superintendent to lead Somerville Public Schools. The position starts in the 2023-2024 school year.
IMMEDIATE
Somerville School Committee & Superintendent Search Screening Subcommittee will announce finalists at special School Committee meeting on 1/30. Read more here.
Finalists are expected to visit SPS during the week of 2/6 to tour facilities and meet with members of the community before final interviews with the School Committee. Dates and details are TBD.
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Results for Superintendent Search Community Survey. This data was used to inform the Screening Committee as they wrote the candidate profile. A summary report is available here. Individual survey data is below.
- English Community Survey Data
- Spanish Community Survey Data
- Portuguese Community Survey Data
- Haitian Creole Survey Data - there were no respondents to the survey
Timeline
TASK | ANTICIPATED DATE |
Orientation Meeting with Working Group: Process & Timeline | Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
Vacancy Notice Posted:
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Friday, November 4, 2022,
updated November 29, 2022
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Request for 6 Volunteer Member Screening Committee:
Application Form. (Application period closed Wednesday, November 16, 2022)
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Friday, November 4, 2022 (Completed)
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Selection of Screening Committee Members by School Committee Selected Members:
Learn more in the Press Release: 12/01/2022 SPS Superintendent Search Officially Underway; Community Member Input Sought |
Week of November 20, 2022 (Completed) |
Public Listening Sessions (Individual SC Members Teachers/Staff, Administrators, Parents, Town Officials, and Community Members) | November 17, |
Results for Superintendent Search Community Survey. This data was used to inform the Screening Committee as they wrote the candidate profile.
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Closes December 23, 2022 (Completed) |
Orientation Meeting – Screening Committee
* Review Confidential Process
* Finalize Meeting and Interview Dates
* Discuss possible interview questions
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
Candidate Profile Received by School Committee | Week of December 19, 2022 |
Vacancy Application Deadline | Week of January 8, 2023 |
Screening Committee Confidential Application Review | January 9 – 13, 2023 |
Initial Meeting of Screening Committee | Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
Initial Candidate Interviews by Screening Committee | completed |
Screening Committee Identifies Candidates | completed |
Reference Checking | |
Somerville Superintendent Screening Subcommittee announces finalists. Special School Committee meeting held on Zoom. Read More. |
Monday, January 30, at 6:00 p.m. |
School Committee hosts site visits for finalists
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Week of February 6, 2023 (Tentative) |
Finalist Interviews with School Committee | Week of February 6, 2023 (Tentative) |
School Committee Negotiations with Selected Finalist | TBD |
Recent News
- 12/08/2022 SPS Students, Families, Staff Invited to Take Online Survey to Help Inform Superintendent Search
- 12/01/2022 SPS Superintendent Search Officially Underway; Community Member Input Sought
- 11/04/2022 School Committee Seeking Community Members for Superintendent Screening Committee