Superintendent David Dupont will retire after the current school year ends in June.
HOLYOKE – The first of numerous meetings will begin this week for teachers, senior citizens and other groups to discuss characteristics they want in a new school superintendent.
Superintendent David L. Dupont will retire at the end of the school year in June. His yearly salary is $144,000. This is his third year as superintendent and 40th with the School Department.
The School Committee has hired a consultant, the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, of Boston, to search for a replacement.
“A number of focus sessions are being held across the city for various groups to share their thoughts and ideas about what characteristics the next superintendent of the Holyoke Public Schools should possess,” according to a School Department flyer provided by Mayor Alex B. Morse, School Committee chairman.
“If you are not able to attend a focus session specific to you, please do not hesitate to attend any one of the open sessions that you can to voice your opinion,” the flyer said.
Here is the schedule:
Wednesday, Holyoke High School cafeteria, 500 Beech St., 4 to 5 p.m, support staff: clerks, secretaries, custodians, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, etc.; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., professional staff: teachers, nurses, therapists, etc.; 7 to 8 p.m., parents and other community members.
Thursday, Holyoke High School conference room, noon to 2:30 p.m., administrators, directors, principals; Dean Technical High School tea room, 1045 Main St., 3 to 4 p.m., parents.
Oct. 2, War Memorial, 310 Appleton St., 2 to 3 p.m., senior citizens; Holyoke High auditorium, 3:30 to 5 p.m., students.
Oct. 3, Dean Tech tea room, 10 a.m. to noon, business and community leaders; School Department, 57 Suffolk St., 1 to 2 p.m., central office staff; Dean Tech cafeteria, 3 to 4 p.m., students; Dean Tech cafeteria, 4 to 5 p.m., professional staff and faculty.
Oct. 10, City Hall, City Council Chambers, High and Dwight streets, 6 to 8 p.m., City Council and elected officials.
Additional information, including the schedule in Spanish, is available at hps.holyoke.ma.us/