Assistant Superintendent Announcement

Good morning,

It is my pleasure to share with the North Reading Public School District community that at last evening's School Committee meeting I presented the selection of Sean T. Killeen, L.D. Batchelder School Principal, as the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.

Our other candidates, Middle School Principal Dr. Catherine O'Connell and Director of Digital Learning Dr. Daniel Downs, were extremely impressive in their interviews and we are so fortunate to have them as a part of our administrative team. I look forward to continuing to work with them closely as we enact the mission and vision of the North Reading Public Schools.

To the students, staff, and families of the Batchelder School community I recognize that Mr. Killeen has been the leader of your school for twenty years and that the search for the next principal will be a very important process. A large part of the reason that I wanted to make this announcement now, even though the transition will not take place until December 1st, was to ensure that we had time for focus groups, input, and a search process this summer to allow for the best candidates to be considered for this very important position. I will be in touch soon with more information on those next steps.

I look forward to working closely with Mr. Killeen as he transitions into his new role. He brings years of leadership and experience to the position and has already been building relationships with our curriculum leaders both within North Reading and in our neighboring communities. He will play a large role in our plans for reopening, including the process for working with teachers and students in the fall to help all students transition back to school. 

Please join me in congratulating Sean on joining our Central Office Team and thank him for his years of dedicated service to the students of North Reading.

Thank you,

Patrick