The manner in which the selection of the new Lawrence school superintendent has taken place has aroused suspicion in Representative Frank Moran, who has sent a letter to the Commissioner of Public Education of the State of Massachusetts Jeffrey Riley, where he expresses his points of view about that selection.
His letter to Commissioner Riley, was joined by State Senator Barbara L’Italien as well as State Representative Juana Matias. We are pleased to note that there is unity within our state delegation.
We agree with the opinion of Representative Moran, that members serving in the current ‘Alliance’ that was just established by Commissioner Wulfson have been part of the selection of the new school superintendent for Lawrence, represents a potential conflict of interest.
As pointed out by Representative Moran, about 40 people applied to the position of superintendent for what he considers unacceptable. We agree that it is not fair that only two people were selected as finalists for such an important position, when one of them comes from another state. The latter would not matter if it were not for the bad experience we had from a superintendent who came from another state.
When this edition begins to circulate, as reported by Commissioner Riley, on Monday, May 21, the announcement will be made of which of the two applicants interviewed will be confirmed as the new School Superintendent.
Considering that Commissioner Riley reorganized our school system, we do not understand the reason for taking this measure, which could be counterproductive in the progress already made.
