Hiersche Does Not Get Melrose Superintendent Post

will be the next superintendent of , pending contract negotiations, after a School Committee vote on Thursday night.

Taymore is currently the assistant superintendent with Bedford Public Schools, retaining oversight of special education. She holds a bachelor's degree from American University, a master's degree from Emerson, graduate work at Salem State, and certificate for post graduate work at UMass Boston.

Out of the five finalists, Taymore was one of three who consistently came up as the School Committee discussed who should become the next leader of the city's schools, along with and .

for the position.

The Melrose School Committee voted 6-1 for Taymore in a roll call vote, with committee member Carrie Kourkoumelis voting for Kelleher. Following the roll call vote, the committee unanimously selected Taymore as the next superintendent, pending contract negotiations that began immediately after the meeting in executive session. The committee previously .