This is the headline.

Hopefully Allen’s appointment will mean a seamless transition.

And as past school committee member Jack Foley said “He is regarded as one of the best, if not the best, CFOs in New England."

He brought transportation in house, improving the experience for students and families and saving the district millions of dollars.

Brian is a rare Worcesterite who was born and raised here, but has a strong regional and national perspective.

But as someone who watches school committee meetings, Brian is not an unknown, in fact quite the opposite.

There’s a feeling among folks in Worcester who are not “in the know” that Brian Allen’s appointment was out of the blue. Having his name on the agenda item about appointing a new superintendent could have helped.

A new curriculum called Amplify Science was approved at the school committee meeting last Thur. Typically a curriculum should go to subcommittee first, but the admin asked for approval without going to subcommittee. That was approved unanimously. Not sure why it is on the agenda for this meeting.

Currently there are over 25 sports offered at the high school level and 4 sports offered at the middle school level (plus intramurals). There are no sports offered at the elementary level.

The MIAA did not approve flag football as a varsity sport, but the Athletic Director is proposing to add it as a club sport and is requesting 12 new coaching positions (2 for each team) for next year at a cost of $12k.

@billshaner.bsky.social can you add me to this?