Schools
Superintendent Search on the Agenda for Monday Nashoba Tech School Committee Meeting
After contract negotiations failed with its first pick, the school committee could offer the job to another finalist or reopen the search.
WESTFORD MA - The school committee of the Nashoba Valley Technical High School District will meet Monday evening to discuss next steps now that it is once again on the hunt for a new superintendent.
The committee’s first choice to lead the district, Leo DeSimone, ultimately declined the job after his contract negotiations proved unsuccessful.
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DeSimone was announced in mid-January as the board’s pick to lead the district after longtime superintendent Judith Klimkiewicz retires; she has agreed to stay at the helm until her replacement is found.
The chairwoman for the school committee, Jennifer Rhodes, announced last week that the school committee would hold a public meeting Monday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. to discuss how to proceed. The meeting will take place at Nashoba Valley Technical High School.
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DeSimone was the top pick from among three finalists; the other two were Nashoba Tech Principal Denise Pigeon and Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Assistant Superintendent
Carissa Karakaedos. The committee must now determine whether to offer the job to one of the other two finalists or reopen the search.
The public is welcome at Monday’s meeting.
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