Reading School Committee Selects Next Superintendent

READING, MA — The School Committee voted to name Thomas Milaschewski the next superintendent of schools Thursday. Milaschewski will assume the role July 1, pending successful contract negotiations.

The vote was 5-1, with School Committee member John Parks opposed. Parks said he favored Stephen Zadravec, superintendent of schools in Portsmouth, NH.

Those in favor of Milaschewski were enthusiastic about his nomination, citing the praise he received as a superintendent resident in Medford and the level of energy and leadership they expect him to bring to the role.

"With the site visit for Tom, you could feel the passion from the people that had worked with him in detail," School Committee member Thomas Wise said.

School Committee Chair Charles Robinson called Milaschewski Thursday to officially offer him the job. Robinson said Milaschewski was "very thankful and excited to accept the position."

Milaschewski is a former high school math teacher in the North Shore Regional Vocational School District and elementary school principal in Salem. He is an adjunct professor at Salem State University, Gordon College and Endicott College, as well as a district consultant for the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Milaschewski is on track to complete his doctorate this spring.