Stoughton School Officials Select 2 Finalists For Superintendent

STOUGHTON, MA — Stoughton school officials narrowed down their search for a new superintendent to two finalists.

Preliminary interviews were conducted from July 6-8, and the Stoughton Superintendent Search Committee named Thomas Raab and Andrew Stephens as finalists, school officials announced Tuesday.

Raab has served as the assistant superintendent for Hanover Public Schools since July 2018. He's been in Hanover's district for more than 13 years, also serving as the district's business manager and as the high school principal for six years.

Stephens spent the last four years as Lexington High School's principal Prior to his time in Lexington, Stephens was the principal at Memorial Middle School in Fitchburg and then at Duxbury High School. He also was the assistant principal at Hull High School from 2003-2006.

Both candidates will interview with the Stoughton School Committee on Tuesday, July 27. Raab's interview is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., while Stephens is set for 7:30 p.m

The candidate interviews will be held in the school committee conference Room at the Stoughton Public Schools District Office at 31 Pierce St. The interviews will also be broadcast live on Stoughton Media Access Corporation.

Correction: A previous version of this article omitted Stephen's time at Lexington High School. The story has since been corrected.