Sullivan was also asked 13 questions, some of which were the same as what was asked of Bienia. Bienia said feedback would then be taken and adjustments could be made on how such a program would be implemented and its value demonstrated in the community.Īfter a short break, the School Committee returned to interview the final candidate, Stephen Sullivan who is the current principal of the Granby Junior Senior High School.
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Once the program was put together, she said, there would be a series of open meetings that would demonstrate how the program would operate, the cost of the program and why the program would benefit the district. I would have asked teachers and administrators and families to be on the committee to help me develop the program,” she said. “So I would have done my research as to why we needed it, what it looked like, what it could look like. She said she hoped that any program that may be proposed that may be controversial that there would be a need or reason for implementing the program within the district. “But it was really beautiful to see how everybody felt that way.”īienia was asked about a highly controversial program that she had proposed, something that had divided the School Committee and resulted in a group forming in opposition of the program. That’s one of the things that I just – I left with that feeling that this could be a very beautiful home for me as well because that’s the way I treat my staff now, and that’s something that I’m looking for moving forward as well,” she said. “They were very clear, they are a community themselves and they are very close-knit. She said she’d heard from staff and administrators who had left her with the impression that their community was tight-knit. This, she said, would allow the district to “offer things on both ends of the spectrum for students who need and want that.” She added that including vocational students within this would be important as well.ĭuring her response to using student performance data to ensure that the district had the necessary resources Bienia said once trust was built then resources including staff could be “shuffled around” with people who were willing to “do the extra.” This, she said, was a feeling she got following her community listening session earlier in the week. She referenced a sentiment she had shared earlier in the week about “ensuring we would look at online programming,” what local community colleges offered the district and how the district could partner with other organizations. She said this was a matter of “looking at what we are providing currently and what is available to us either in the district or out of the district.” Among the 13 questions asked to each candidate, Bienia was asked how she would ensure that students who failed to meet or exceed learning standards in the district would be supported. Elizabeth Bienia who currently serves as the principal at the Glickman Elementary School in Springfield. The evening started with the committee interviewing candidate Dr. The two final candidates for the position of Granby Public Schools superintendent went before the School Committee for a final interview on the evening of April 15 during a School Committee meeting. GRANBY – The current principal of the Granby Junior Senior High School will become the district’s new superintendent.
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