Good Afternoon, Reading Public School Community,

We wanted to update you on the search process for the Director of Student Services.  Over the last few weeks, the 16 member Director of Student Services Screening Committee has been engaged in designing questions and conducting interviews.  The Screening Committee interviewed 5 qualified candidates, all with districtwide special education administration experience.  From that process a group of pre-finalists were moved to a second round of interviews with the Central Office Leadership Team consisting of Superintendent of Schools John Doherty, Chief Financial Officer Gail Dowd, Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Teaching Christine Kelley, and Interim Director of Student Services Sharon Stewart.  As a result of both rounds of interviews, one candidate has been moved forward as a finalist.

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Stys is a finalist for the Director of Student Services.  Jennifer is currently the Director of Special Education for the Lowell Public Schools.  A copy of Jennifer’s resume is attached.

Because our process is ending quicker than anticipated, we will be changing it slightly.   The Community is invited to attend a question and answer session with Jennifer on Monday, March 11^th, from 6:00-6:40 p.m. in the Patrick A. Schettini Library Media Center.  Community members who attend the evening session will have the opportunity to submit questions for the candidate to answer.  Immediately after the question and answer session with the candidate, the School Committee will be meeting to discuss the process which may also include voting on the Superintendent’s recommendation of Ms. Stys as the next Director of Student Services for the Reading Public Schools.

If you have any questions, please contact the Reading Public Schools Administration Offices at 781-944-5800.

Stys Resume