1 March, 2013
The Hopkinton School Committee is pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement with Ms. Cathy MacLeod to serve as the Superintendent of Schools. Ms. MacLeod will assume the Superintendent position as of July 1, 2013. The committee unanimously supported the 3 year contract that includes a salary of $170,000.00.
Ms. MacLeod is completing her Doctoral dissertation work at the School of Education at Boston University. She also holds a Master of Education in Educational Administration from the College of New Jersey and a Master of Arts in Applied Child Psychology from the University of Guelph (Ontario), as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Brock University (Ontario). She is currently the Assistant Superintendent for Easton Public Schools. She previously served as an Elementary Principal and the Director of Literacy and Title I for Pembroke Public Schools. She began her career as a Classroom Teacher and Team Leader for the Montgomery Township (NJ) School District.
Dr. Steven Hiersche, the Interim Superintendent, will begin planning transition actions with Ms. MacLeod, which will include her coming to the district monthly prior to her start date to meet with the Administrative team and leaders in the community. She will be involved with the Center School Principal and High School Principal searches and be preparing an entry plan that will position her well to lead the following key tasks upon arrival in the district: prepare to knowledgeably participate in updating our strategic plan and to implement curriculum initiatives; spearhead the community-wide effort to assess and address the future of the Center School facility and the facilities usage and needs of the district; implement the educator evaluation system in the district; orient and mentor newly hired administrators; and build a fiscally prudent district budget.
