EVEEVERET Vol. 30, No.49 -FREERETT A household word in Everett for 30 years! DVOD www.advocatenews.net CCATTEAT Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, December 10, 2021 Sen. DiDomenico locks in $200K for historic EHS Band trip STEPPING UP: State Senator Sal Domenico is shown presenting a $200,000 check to the EHS Marching Band Director Gene O’Brien (left) to cover the band’s entire cost to the 80th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor ceremonies in Hawaii this past week. See page 9 for photo highlights. Incoming school offi cials oppose changes to superintendent’s contract By Christopher Roberson T SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com he School Committee recently voted to approve one of three recommended changes to the employment contract with Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani. The first change, which the committee accepted in a 6-2 vote, will remove the following language from the contract: “Should the Superintendent choose to terminate the contract without good cause and leave the employment of the Everett Public Schools to work as a Superintendent in another Massachusetts school district prior to its expiration date, she shall compensate the Committee an amount equal to 10% of her annual salary.” The proposed amendment regarding grounds for termination was to change “good cause by a majority vote of the School Committee” to “just cause by vote of two thirds of the entire membership of the School Committee.” During the December 6 meeting, Ward 4 Member Dana Murray said changing the language from “good cause” to “just cause” would benefi t the committee in the event of a lawsuit. However, the amendment was voted down in a 5-3 decision. The committee also voted 6-2 to postpone the option of extending Tahiliani’s contract from February 28, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The committee is expected to vote on that change during its fi nal meeting of the year on December 20. However, three incoming committee members were staunchly opposed to action being taken by the current committee. Ward 3 Member-Elect Jeanne Cristiano said it was “bad business” for the committee to take this kind of action so late in the year. “It’s my opinion that it’s a violation of Massachusetts General Law,” she said. “The chairman allowing this on the agenda is an obvious power play. You should not allow a lame duck chairman and most of the School Committee to negotiate the superintendent’s contract this year.” SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 21
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