Many changes in school leaders
20+ local districts hire or are looking
Nearly two dozen districts in the region will kick off the upcoming school year with new superintendents or searching for new ones, analysts say, in the most dramatic leadership overhaul the area has experienced in more than a decade.
Superintendent retirements last school year are the main reason behind the seismic shift at the helm throughout districts north of Boston, said Michael Gilbert, field director for the Massachusetts Association of School Committees.
“In terms of the north of Boston area, it was their turn,’’ Gilbert said. “I think it
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200 turn out to meet Randolph’s new school superintendent
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20+ area districts hiring or looking for new school superintendents
Nearly two dozen districts in the region will kick off the upcoming school year with new superintendents or searching for new ones, analysts say, in the most dramatic leadership overhaul the area has experienced in more than a decade. (By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff)
Principal brings world to Revere
Lourenço Garcia has come a long way from his days as a Cape Verdean native growing up on his family’s farm in Angola to his new role as principal of Revere High School. (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)
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