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Principals Search Committee Formed

School officials working on a tight schedule to present finalists by July 16.

The Board of Education has announced the makeup of the search committee to replace the principals at Northeast and Skinner Road Schools.

The committee members are:

Central Office Administrators

• Deborah Murasso, assistant superintendent
• Patricia Buell, director of pupil personnel services

Principals

• Robert Testa, Lake Street School
• Lois Possell, Maple Street School

Northeast School

• Kristen Chepeleff, staff
• Erin Pelletier, staff 
• Julie Garceau, Parent/PTO president
• Darlene McNeilly, Parent/School Governance Council

Skinner Road School

• Christine Dwire, staff
• Diana Bonacci, Social Worker
• Shireen Rhoades, Parent
• Ashley Percy, Parent


School officials announced last week that Skinner Road Principal Matthew Wlodarczyk and Northeast School Principal Michael DeBellis were "leaving the district."

A letter from school officials said search committees would be formed to find replacements and called for two parental volunteers and two certified staff members from each school to serve on the respective committees.

An application deadline of June 22 was mentioned for any potential committee members. The members were "randomly drawn from the names submitted," according to school officials.

Murasso said 36 applications were submitted and 25 packages were "complete." She said the search committee will choose candidates for interviews by Thursday.

Interviews will be conducted on July 2 and 3 and the second round of interviews will take place "on or about July 9," she said.

Musasso said she hope Superindendent of Schools Mary Conway can deliver finalists to the Board of Education by July 16.


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