First Reading: May 18, 2021

Adopted: June 1, 2021

Policy Title: 2.5. Emergency Superintendent Succession
To protect the board from sudden loss of Superintendent services, the Superintendent shall not permit the administrative council to be unprepared to take over with reasonable proficiency until a successor is found.

1. To protect the Essex Westford School District Board from sudden loss of Superintendent services, the Superintendent shall not permit there to be fewer than two other executives sufficiently familiar with Essex Westford School District and School Board and Superintendent issues and processes to enable either or both in combination to take over with reasonable proficiency as an interim successor.