TO: Members of the Dover, Sherborn and Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committees RE: DS Superintendent Screening Committee Activities and Recommendations DATE: November 21, 2016

We are pleased to report on the activities of the Dover-Sherborn Superintendent Screening Committee.

Over the past three weeks, the Screening Committee met on several occasions to establish criteria, review applications, and interview candidates for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The Screening Committee reviewed all applications and subsequently selected a number of candidates to meet with the Screening Committee for a preliminary interview. Following the preliminary interviews, and after much discussion and consideration on fit with our districts, the Screening Committee voted unanimously to recommend three candidates for further consideration by the School Committees of Dover and Sherborn.

The candidates, listed in alphabetical order, are:

Sara Ahern, Ed.D.: currently Assistant Superintendent, Holliston Public Schools. Prior to her role in Holliston, Dr. Ahern served as the Assistant Principal for Student Services at Shrewsbury High School. She is a former classroom teacher and has led the Science/Technology Departments at Shrewsbury High School and . Dr. Ahern holds degrees from College, University of Worcester, and the University of Virginia.

Laurie Hunter, Ed.D.: currently Assistant Superintendent, Duxbury Public Schools. Prior to her role in Duxbury, Dr. Hunter was a classroom teacher and served as the long-time Principal of the Assawompset Elementary School in the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District. Dr. Hunter holds degrees from Nova Southeastern University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Boston College.

Andrew Keough, EdD.: currently Superintendent, Easton Public Schools. Prior to his role in Easton, Dr. Keough served as Principal of Wellesley High School and , Assistant Principal of Blackstone Millville Regional Middle/High School and Hopkinton High School as well as a Special Education teacher. Dr. Keough holds degrees from Boston College, Framingham State College, and Roger Williams College.

Dates for the finalists’ visits will be Monday December 5th (Dr. Hunter), Wednesday December 7th (Dr. Ahern) and Thursday December 8th (Dr. Keough). A complete schedule for the visits will be posted on www.doversherborn.org. Participation from all constituencies is strongly encouraged. Feedback will be gathered from all attendees and will be taken into consideration by the School Committees as they determine which candidate is the best fit as the next leader for our Districts.

On behalf of the School Committees and our communities, we would like to thank the members of the Screening Committee listed below for the many hours they devoted to reviewing applications, interviewing candidates and deliberating during the preliminary screening process. The conversations were thorough and focused on what is best for our districts. It was a pleasure to work with this group of truly dedicated citizens.

Respectfully submitted, Dana White Chair, Dover-Sherborn Superintendent Screening Committee

Members of the DS Superintendent Screening Committee

Megan Abbett, Parent Sherborn Cheryl Baressi, Chickering Jim Baroody, DS High School Donna Bedigan, DS Middle School Maggie Charron, Parent Dover Laura Dayal, Chickering Principal Anne Hovey, Sherborn School Committee Michael Lee, DS Regional School Committee Brooke Matarese, Dover School Committee Beth McCoy, Parent Sherborn Genesa Mendes, Parent METCO Mindy Roberts, DSHS Special Education Team Chair John Smith, DSHS Headmaster Dana White, DS Regional School Committee