After an intensive search process, a screening committee conducted 10 initial interviews for the position of Holliston Public Schools Assistant Superintendent. It selected four finalists to visit the Holliston community. Ultimately, Dr. Jackson selected Dr. Peter Botelho for appointment by the School Committee as assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and technology integration. On June 1, the School Committee voted to accept Dr. Jackson’s choice for this position.
Dr. Botelho has served as the principal of RAMS for the past nine years. He earned his Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership at Boston College in 2016. He has a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College. In addition to his illustrious educational and teaching experience, he brings a great deal of institutional knowledge to this position, which will enable him to “hit the ground running.”
With the support of his colleagues, the school committee are very excited for Dr. Botelho to join the administrative team and look forward to working with him on many initiatives that focus on social and emotional learning, continued curriculum reviews that advance innovation, and further integration of technology across the district.
David Jordan, who has served as assistant principal at RAMS since 2013, will be interim principal for the 2017-2018 school year. Prior to his time at Adams, Mr. Jordan served as a high school assistant principal, high school biology and Earth science teacher, and middle school general science teacher. In his email to parents, Dr. Jackson wrote: “With both his prior experience and the co-leadership role he has played at Adams, I am confident that Mr. Jordan will serve the school, its staff and its students in an exemplary way.”
The search for Dr. Botelho’s permanent replacement will begin in early January 2018, and will employ an inclusive team of parents and educators tasked to screen all applicants, select semi-finalist candidates, interview semi-finalists and select several finalists to forward to the superintendent. Details on this search process and information on how to volunteer to be part of the hiring process will be shared with members of the Adams community in late fall/early winter.
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July, 2017
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