School Committee forms superintendent screening panel

School Committee · Meeting of October 8, 2026

Middleborough School Committee seated two members on a 13-person panel to screen the district's next permanent superintendent. Members voted unanimously to appoint Susan Pennini and Kimberly Redlon to the screening committee, which also includes teachers, parents, an MEA union officer, a town government representative and a student. A community survey tied to the search had drawn 126 responses, over 40 percent from parents, and focus groups led by consultant Sean Costello are set for October 15 and 16.

The committee separately approved an updated Bullying Intervention and Prevention Plan and a $50,000 FY27 Innovation Pathways Grant funding advanced-manufacturing programming, including a trip for 50 students to a Gillette Stadium engineering event. Superintendent Dr. Thompson said "once does not equal bullying unless it's a pattern."

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Public Comment Rule
• Spotlight: Coach Patrick Kingman Recognition
• Student Representatives' Report
• Superintendent's Report: Bullying Intervention and Prevention Plan
• Superintendent's General Update
• Subcommittee Reports
• Superintendent Search Update
• Consent Agenda: Innovation Pathways Grant
• Federal Grants and Declaration of Surplus Materials
• Informational Items
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,793 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of October 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.