Al Schmertzler has retired from the Lincoln School Committee after 26 consecutive years of service to the town, 12 on this committee and a previous 14 on the Finance Committee, among many other contributions of time and intelligence.
To fill the vacancy created by this retirement, the Lincoln School Committee invites and encourages any town resident with an interest in serving on the School Committee to submit a statement of interest detailing qualifications and experience to schoolcomm@lincnet.org. The deadline is Friday, Nov. 9.
There will be interviews of all candidates in a joint, open meeting of the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the town office building. Each candidate will be asked to make a brief opening statement, respond to a set of questions from the committee and board members, and have an opportunity to ask questions. Members will vote at that meeting to select one of the candidates to serve as an interim member of the School Committee.
The interim member will serve until the next annual election in spring 2019, at which time there will be an election for a two-year term on the School Committee. (The reason for this unusual arrangement is that Schmertzler’s term ends in 2021, so that is the date for the next election for a full term for this seat.)
Anyone with questions is invited to contact one of the School Committee members.
Magic Garden is hiring
Magic Garden Children’s Center is seeking to hire several staff members as it prepares to expand into a second location (see the Lincoln Squirrel, Oct. 3, 2018). Applications are being accepted for EEC-certified lead teachers for the preschool classroom (3-year-olds), pre-K (mixed ages), and the new Infant and Toddler Center, which is also seeking part-time assistant teachers (20–30 hours per week) and is set to open in early 2019. For more information, see the Magic Garden careers page, contact director Lori Leo at 781-259-8161 or lori.leo@staff.magic-garden.org.
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