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Ad-Hoc Superintendent Search Subcommittee Recommends 13 Screening Committee Candidates

Salem Ad-Hoc Superintendent Search Subcommittee recommends 13 screening committee candidates. The three-member ad-hoc panel, comprising Chair AJ Hoffman, Veronica Miranda, and Yamily Byas, unanimously recommended a slate including the three School Committee members and 10 community representatives.

School Committee · Meeting of April 9, 2026

Salem Ad-Hoc Superintendent Search Subcommittee recommends 13 screening committee candidates. The three-member ad-hoc panel, comprising Chair AJ Hoffman, Veronica Miranda, and Yamily Byas, unanimously recommended a slate including the three School Committee members and 10 community representatives. The full School Committee will formally appoint the candidates, who will comprise the Superintendent Screening Committee that begins its work April 15.

The ad-hoc subcommittee is scheduled for dissolution on April 13. The superintendent search marks the first time the position posting was translated into multiple languages in 17 years.

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Source: the School Committee meeting of April 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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