Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Attleboro School Committee interviews the first of two finalists for the superintendent post.
Anthony Azar, school district administrator in New Bedford, answered questions Wednesday from the Attleboro School Committee in the first of two interviews of the superintendent finalists. Azar said he has worked in the education system for more than 30 years, from teacher to administrator. He is the curriculum administrator in New Bedford, and has worked in South Providence, West Greenwich and Taunton. The city of Attleboro has been giving the school district the minimum amount of funding required by the state, which creates a burden on the district to maintain level services from year to year. Azar said he would, if selected, look for other ways to keep Attleboro ahead in education. "We would look at any and all resources within the …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Three school principals and one assistant principal are also appointed.
Thomas Rose was hired as the new business manager for Attleboro's school department on Monday. The School Committee vote 8-0 (Teri Enegren was absent) for a three-year contract that starts in July. He will make $98,000 in the first year of the contract. Rose is the replacement for Marc Furtado, who resigned last fall amid controversy. David King has been serving in the role on an interim basis. Rose will begin work in July when the next fiscal year begins. A search committee that included School Committee members Kenneth Parent and David Murphy made the selection of Rose. Rose is the business manager in the Dracut public school system. He had similar roles in Natick and Malden. In addition, Rose was the municipal finance director and …
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The current Ward 4 representative is seeking re-election.
Name: Brenda Furtado Seat: Ward 4 School Committee Education: Attleboro Public Schools Brenda Furtado is finishing up her first year as a member of the Attleboro School Committee and is seeking another term in the 2011 election. upcoming election. Furtado said she has learned a lot in her year on the committee, particularly about the specifics of the district’s finances, which aligns well with her job experience and financial background as an office manager. Furtado has two boys in the district, one in sixth grade and the other in eighth, however she believes that her job on the school committee is not to just voice her views on what’s best for her children, but to represent the views of the parents of Ward 4. “It’s not my school committee…
Cathy Carvalho
6:31 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
Best of luck to you! Hope we cross paths in the future now that we are both in MA. Cathy (Hindle) Carvalho more ›