Arlington Superintendent Search Committee Named: Who's On It

ARLINGTON, MA — The Arlington School Committee approved a 15-member Superintendent Search Screening Committee to conduct the first round of candidate screening for the next school superintendent.

The 15 members were nominated at the Sept. 21 meeting of the Superintendent Search Process Committee. Paul Schlichtman, subcommittee chair, said the district received 38 statements of interest from volunteers. Nominations were made in seven categories.

"The volunteers were all extremely well qualified, and narrowing the list was difficult," Schlichtman said. "Subcommittee members Kirsi Allison-Ampe, Len Kardon, and I worked to select members who have very different life experiences. We wanted people who would look at superintendent candidates through different lenses. We also made a commitment to the community that we would include members from underrepresented constituencies."

The subcommittee nominated, and the school committee approved, the following appointments to the Superintendent Search Screening Committee:

Municipal Official (1)

• Joseph Curro, Jr.

School Committee Members (3)

• Kirsi Allison-Ampe
• Len Kardon
• Paul Schlichtman

Central Office Administrator (1)

• Alison Elmer

Teachers (representing elementary/secondary) (2)

• John Macuk (Secondary)
• Kim Pratt (Elementary)

Principals or Assistant Principals (representing different levels) (2)

• Mark McAneny (Elementary)
• Margaret Credle-Thomas (K-12)

Parents (representing elementary/secondary, including one SPED parent) (3)

• Inae Hwang (SPED, Gibbs Parent)
• Junlei Li (High School Parent)
• Ramona Nichols Granucci (Peirce Parent)

Other Stakeholders, preferably including a student. This is an open category, and may include additional teachers, parents, or members of the community who would add value to the committee. (3)

• Karin Moellering (Bishop Parent)
• Komal Bhasin (Dallin Parent, DESE Senior Associate Commissioner)
• Maia Patel Masini (Student)

The subcommittee also recommended the selection of two alternates, to be elevated to full membership in the event of a vacancy developing during the process. The alternates will be expected to attend meetings, but will not have a vote unless they are elevated:

• Bea Croteau (Student)
• Sindhumathi Revuluri (Parent-Community