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Meet the Candidate - Families & Community

What
Meet the Candidate - Families & Community
When
4/14/2025, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Where
BMS Library

the opportunities to Meet the Candidates for our next Superintendent, which are happening next week during their in-district day visits to the Beverly Public Schools. Here is some timeline information about the sessions that will be held in the Beverly Middle School (BMS) Library (502 Cabot Street). The Stakeholder opportunities to meet the candidates are as follows:

  • 3:20 - 4:20 p.m. Teachers & Staff 
  • 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) 
  • 5:15 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner Break
  • 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Families/Students/Community

The sessions are intended to give stakeholders and the candidates alike the opportunity to speak in person, ask questions, and share perspectives about the district and community needs.

 

The candidate’s days are as follows:

  • Monday, April 14th: Jennifer Turner is currently the Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning in Melrose, MA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Secondary Education from Stonehill College, a Master’s of Science in Special Needs from Simmons University, and a Doctor of Educational Leadership from Northeastern University.
  • Tuesday, April 15th: Peter Cushing is currently an Assistant Superintendent in Medford, MA. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Anslem College, a Master’s of Education from Boston College, and a Doctor of Education from Boston College.
  • Wednesday, April 16th: Sean Gallagher is currently the Superintendent of Schools in Newburyport, MA. He holds an Associate’s degree in Law Enforcement from Dean College, a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from Salem State University, a Master’s of Education/Organizational Management from Endicott College, and has completed pre-doctoral coursework at the National Institute of School Leadership.

At the completion of the in-district day, each candidate will sit down with the School Committee for interviews in the BMS Library at 7:30 p.m. These interviews will be conducted in an open session with seating for the public to view, and will be streamed on BevCam’s YouTube channel (as well as broadcast on BevCam Channel 6 and HD 1073). Recordings will also be available after the fact.

 

Candidates’ Interview links for live stream/recording of the interviews are as follows:

 

After each candidate’s interview, the School Committee hopes you will consider following the QR Code/URL for a brief feedback survey - you may submit one (1) reply for each candidate. For clarity’s sake, be sure to pick the candidate name related to you response on each submission: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MVQ63XX

 

Please be aware that all feedback must be submitted by 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 17 to be considered by members of the School Committee before they deliberate at 6:30 p.m. the same night for selection of the next Superintendent of Beverly Public Schools.

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