Kate Howard & Lily Kazemi
News Editors
On Mar. 19, after a national search, Chair of the New Canaan Board of Education Hazel Hobbs announced the unanimous selection of Dr. Mary Kolek as the new Superintendent of the New Canaan Public Schools (NCPS). Effective July 1, Dr. Kolek will be the first female superintendent for this district.
Tyler Kendall
Reporter
Since Superintendent of Schools David Abbey announced his retirement on Oct. 12, a Superintendent Search Committee has been set up to make a decision regarding his successor. This committee set out to hire a search firm to help conduct the hunt. The committee has urged the community to take an active role in the decision making, too. Several Focus groups and an online survey were made available to all public school faculty, residents and students.
Tyler Kendall
Reporter
Since Superintendent of Schools David Abbey announced his retirement on Oct. 12, a Superintendent Search Committee has been set up to make a decision regarding his successor. In search of feedback and input from the community, the committee has scheduled seven focus groups to be held primarily at the high school.
Kate Howard and Lily Kazemi
News Editors
On Oct. 12, Superintendent of Schools David Abbey announced his retirement. Dr. Abbey will officially end his term on July 1 after serving the NCPS school system for nearly twenty years.
While public schools across the nation are being forced by President Obama’s Race to the Top program to evaluate teachers through student achievement, New Canaan High School students, teachers and administrators remain adamant that student test scores alone do not accurately assess teaching skills.
