The Search for a New Superintendent of Schools

The search for a new Superintendent has continued despite the closure of the Bedford Public Schools. Interviews were conducted with appropriate social distance and live-streamed via Bedford Television, with live feedback using conference call technology and continuing through an online survey.

The School Committee will meet at 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 26 to consider the finalists and select our next Superintendent of Schools. In accordance with state and town directives, Thursday’s meeting will be streamed by Bedford TV, and public comment will be possible via a conference call at the start of the meeting.

One of the finalists, Dr. Frank Hackett, notified the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, which is providing Bedford School Committee with technical assistance, that he is withdrawing his name from consideration.

School Committee Interviews

School Committee interviews of two candidates were live-streamed by Bedford TV on Friday afternoon with public comment accepted via conference call. Although there were some technical difficulties, these links are available:

Nan Skiff Murphy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfcBXjCn198
Philip Conrad and Anthony Parker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awKCTaB4zrg
Anthony Parker, Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UgPw3-kiPI
Anthony Parker, Part Three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PldIZmfotPw

Provide Your Feedback Online

Faculty, staff, student families and community members are invited to provide feedback on the superintendent finalists using Survey Monkey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KF3CG6V.

The survey is the same for each candidate. Please complete the form for one candidate at a time, submitting that evaluation before evaluating another candidate. To be included in the final mix, surveys need to be completed by noon on Tuesday, March 24^th.

Community Interviews

Community interviews were live-streamed earlier on Bedford TV