Marlborough School Committee Approves Donations, Begins Search for Finance Director

MARLBOROUGH -- January 9, 2024, Marlborough School Committee approves $16,000-plus in donations and kicks off search for new finance director. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to accept eight rounds of donations from sources including O'Connor Studios, Boston Scientific, the Marlboro Rotary Club, and the Brigham Family Trust, totaling more than $16,654 for schools across the district. Human resources representative Patty Brown presented an aggressive hiring timeline to replace retiring Director of Finance and Operations Tom LeFleur, with interviews set for January 16-19 and a superintendent's recommendation expected at the January 23 meeting; four applications had already been received as of Tuesday. Director of Special Education John Fletcher briefed the committee on a statewide overhaul of the Massachusetts IEP form, expanding from eight to 14 pages, required for all districts by September 2024, and announced a January 25 kickoff meeting at Wickham Commons to reactivate the district's long-dormant Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Superintendent Jodi Murphy announced February 8 parent coffees focused on the district's Student Opportunity Act plan priorities and cell phone policy feedback, with a final SOA plan due to the committee in March.