There were motions to appoint as outlined below:

Dover-Sherborn Union #50 Superintendency Committee

Motion by Mr. Springett, second by Ms. Murphy.

Vote in favor: Ms. Gill-Body, Ms. Hackney, Mr. Springett, Ms. Peck, Ms. Murphy and Ms. Mintzer

Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee

Motion by Ms. Williamson, second by Ms. Pearson

Vote in favor: Ms. Poulsen, Ms. Williamson, Ms. Anderson, Mr. Linehan, Ms. Pearson, Ms. Madden

Posted: 01/30/2008

Following public interviews last night, the three school committees voted to make site visits to the districts of Valerie Spriggs and Christine Tyrie. The site visits will take place next week and the three school committees will meet on Tuesday, January 29th to vote to appoint a new superintendent.

Posted: 01/17/2008

Dover-Sherborn Superintendent Search Interview Schedule

Public Meetings: Parents, residents and school staff encouraged to attend. Feedback forms available for audience participation.

Location: Middle School Choral Room Time: 7:00 -9:15 p.m. (one hour interview per candidate)

Monday, January 14 7:00-8:00 pm 

Dr. Christine Tyrie 8:15-9:15 pm 

Ms. Delma Josephson  

Wednesday, January 16 7:00-8:00 pm 

Ms. Valerie Spriggs 8:15-9:15 pm 

Dr. Lynne Sarasin

Posted: 01/14/2008

Dover-Sherborn Superintendent Selection Process Enters Final Stages
The search process for a new Superintendent for the Dover Sherborn Public Schools is about to enter its final stages.  A sixteen-member screening committee reviewed the application materials of twenty candidates.  The review process included interviews with several applicants leading to the decision to forward four final candidates to the Dover, Sherborn, and Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committees for further consideration.  The Search Committee unanimously voted to forward the candidacy of the following individuals (presented in alphabetical order): Ms. Delma Josephson, Dr. Lynne Sarasin, Ms. Valerie Spriggs and Dr. Christine Tyrie.  A brief biography of each candidate follows: 

Ms. Delma Josephson is serving her third year as the Assistant Superintendent of the Narragansett Regional School District.  Previously she served for six years as Assistant Principal in a superintendent/principal administrative model at the Bromfield School in Harvard, Massachusetts.  Delma is a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree at Boston College anticipating completion of all requirements by May, 2008. 

Dr. Lynne Sarasin is serving her third year as Deputy Superintendent of Schools in Lexington. Previously she served as Director of Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and Professional Development for the Gardner Public Schools, Elementary School Principal, and Literacy Curriculum Specialist in Leominster.  Dr. Sarasin has served as an instructor at several area colleges.  She received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Boston College with a concentration on Curriculum, Instruction and Administration. 

Ms. Valerie Spriggs currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools for the Southern Berkshire Regional School District. Previously she served as Executive Director of Professional Development for the Cambridge Public Schools; Elementary School Principal in Florida, Coordinator of Teacher Education, and Supervisor of Teachers at the University of South Florida. Valerie received the Master of Education degree in Administration and Supervision from the University of South Florida. 

Dr. Christine Tyrie is currently the Superintendent of Schools for SAU 24 representing four school districts in New Hampshire.  Previously she served as Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Plymouth MA, and in Franklin NH. As a teacher she served in public and private schools in New Hampshire and overseas in Quito, Kuwait, Bangkok and Rome.  Dr. Tyrie received the Doctor of Education Degree from the University of Sarasota, Florida.   

During the week of January 7, these final candidates will spend a day visiting each of the four schools and will participate in meetings with a variety of staff, parents and students.  The Dover, Sherborn, and Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committees will conduct open interviews with the candidates on January 14 and January 16 at the Dover-Sherborn Middle School choral room (second floor) starting at 7 PM.  All members of the Dover and Sherborn communities are invited and encouraged to attend the open interviews. Site visits to finalists' districts will occur following the open interviews.  The School Committees plan to meet on January 29 for the purpose of taking action to appoint the next Superintendent of schools.

Posted: 01/08/2008

Superintendent Search Sub-Committee
The school committees of the Dover, Sherborn, and Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools have charged a Superintendent Search Sub-Committee to work with Richard Warren of Future Management Systems in an effort to recruit serious candidates for consideration of the position of Superintendent of the Dover-Sherborn Public Schools. The position of Superintendent will be available July 1, 2008.

Dr. Perry Davis, Superintendent of Schools in Dover, Sherborn, and Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools, will be retiring and finishing his final day as our lead administrator on Friday, December 21, 2007. A celebratory Open House will be held in his honor on Tuesday, December 11^th from 4-7 p.m. at Lindquist Commons.

The superintendent search process will be active from now through February, 2008. Future Management Systems, a professional and veteran search consulting firm, has created a tight but thorough timeline for our district.  It is as follows:

Members of the Superintendent Search Sub-Committee:
Chair: Mark Linehan, Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee
Secretary: Shelley Poulsen, Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee
Kathy Gill-Body, Dover School Committee
Susan Hackney, Dover School Committee
Jennifer Mintzer, Sherborn School Committee
Erin O’Boyle, Sherborn School Committee

Posted: 10/18/2007