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THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH IS ON!

Alma Advisory Group is leading the search for the next superintendent in Lawrence Public Schools. Alma is a national executive search firm that is woman and minority-led. The organization utilizes a community-centered, transparent, inclusive, and equity-focused approach to finding talented leaders for school systems. Alma will facilitate a planning process with the board to conduct this search and lead focus groups and stakeholder meetings to enable authentic engagement in determining the right candidate profile for the next leader of Lawrence Public Schools.

Superintendent Search Timeline

Dec - Feb

2023-24
 

Stakeholder Input

Stakeholder input helps inform recruitment and screening

Network outreach to begin to identify potential candidates

Feb - Mar

2024
 

Community Report, Recruitment Begins

Profile finalized and posted

Recruitment and Screening begins

Apr

2024
 

Semi-Finalist or Finalist Round

Interviews are performance- and competency-based

Finalist round includes opportunities to fully engage with the LAE Members and community stakeholders

Apr - May

2024
 

Accepted Offer, Finalize Induction Plans

Once candidate is selected, LAE plans for transition and induction of the incoming Superintendent

Superintendent Finalists

Ralph Carrero

Ralph Carrero

Ralph Carrero Introductory Video English
Ralph Carrero Introductory Video Spanish

Ralph Carrero is the director/superintendent of the Lawrence Family Development and Education Fund and the Lawrence Family Development Charter School in Lawrence. He is also the founding president of the school, which provides a dual language education development program to 860 students in grades K to 8. The organization has a deep commitment to the development of youth leadership, new immigrants, and adult educational and training programs. Prior to assuming this role, Ralph served as an education administrator for 18 years at the Greater Lawrence Technical High...

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Dr. Alma Gonzalez de Castillo

Dr. Alma Gonzalez de Castillo

Alma Gonzalez de Castillo Introductory Video English
Alma Gonzalez de Castillo Introductory Video Spanish

Dr. Alma Gonzalez de Castillo is a native of Laredo, Texas and is committed to serving communities in Texas and across the nation as a lifetime educator. Dr. Gonzalez de Castillo currently serves and leads a team of talented principals as assistant superintendent of schools in the Pflugerville Independent School District. Her educational career spans 20 years with experience in K-12 education as well as organizational leadership. In her current role, she contributed to the passing of the Teacher Incentive Allotment, which increased the earning power of teachers. Dr....

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Ligia Noriega-Murphy

Ligia Noriega-Murphy

Ligia Noriega-Murphy Introductory Video English
Ligia Noriega-Murphy Introductory Video Spanish

Ligia Noriega-Murphy is an educational leader with a long-standing career of school and district improvement, always keeping students at the center of her work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in art history from the University of Massachusetts, Boston; two Master’s degrees (Education and Management) and a Certificate in Diversity from Cambridge College; a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from the University of Massachusetts, Boston; and a Principalship Residency Network Certification from Northeastern University. She also completed the first Boston Public...

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Dr. Timothy Sippel

Dr. Timothy Sippel

Timothy Sippel Introductory Video English
Timothy Sippel Introductory Video Spanish

Dr. Timothy Sippel is a lifelong educator with over three decades of experience in urban public school districts. He currently serves as an executive director of schools in the Worcester Public Schools, where he oversees 13 elementary and secondary schools in a district that educates over 24,000 students. Dr. Sippel provides key leadership in the streamlining of central office support and the development of district policies to improve teaching and learning. He has also led the expansion of the Commonwealth’s largest Early College program in partnership with...

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Superintendent Search Community Engagement

Participate in the Finalists Round!

The Lawrence Alliance for Education (LAE) and Alma Advisory Group are seeking continued stakeholder participation and feedback in the finalist round of the LPS superintendent search.

There are two key ways to participate:

  1. Nominate yourself or someone else to participate as an interviewer on one of the five interview panels. Participants will be selected through the nomination and random lottery process to ensure equity and diversity on each panel.
    English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPSSuptInterviewPanel
    Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPSSUPTINTERVIEWPANEL?lang=es
  2. Submit questions to be considered and asked by one of the interview panels.
    English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPSSuptInterviewQuestion
    Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPSSUPTINTERVIEWQUESTION?lang=es

See the Invitation from the LAE to Participate in the Finalists Interview Process

Message from Lawrence Alliance for Education

Letters from the Lawrence Alliance for Education involving the Superintendent Search.

Community Engagement Results

Community Feedback Summary

Watch Alma present the findings of its Superintendent Search Community Engagement process in the video below.

Virtual Community Focus Groups

The Alma team will be facilitating two virtual focus groups – one morning session and one evening session – for all LPS families and community members next week.

Community Focus Groups
DateTimeZoom Meeting Link
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 8:30 am Tuesday Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 6:00 pm Wednesday Zoom Meeting
Community Gatherings
DateTimeLocation
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 6:00 - 8:00 pm Parthum Elementary School
Thursday, January 18, 2024 6:00 - 8:00 pm South Lawrence East Elementary School

 

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