THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Page 21 DERUOSI | FROM PAGE 2 conducts an effective search process and what it will cost. The committee received bids from three companies, with the cost ranging $12,000 to $15,000. NESDEC is the firm ASKS | FROM PAGE 4 ple at its peak. We had anywhere from 10 to 21 at any one time. There were guys from my troop, friends at school, former troop members and leaders and camp staff as well. The people who helped out included Dom Imbrogna, Colin Wildman, Hayden Clark, Ryan Bothat consulted a 21-member search committee in a process that eventually led to DeRuosi’s appointment nearly five years ago. But because of the nature of recent public meetings being conducted via Zoom vidnia, John Acres, Matt Royal, Matt Schwarze, Pat Lee, Hugh Lynch, Richard Reynolds, Josh Beddingfield, Tristan Donovan, Mike Bonia, Stephen Guarino, Evan Segal, Glen Woodworth and Sandra Woodworth Once I got started, I didn’t know what to expect. It was a little bit tricky, but It was a good thing I had Mike Bonia there. eo conferencing, it is unlikely that the School Committee would select a panel that large, according to committee members. Fischer serves as chair of the yet-to-be-named superintendent search panel. School He’s a troop leader who is involved in construction. Q: When is your Eagle Scout Court of Honor? A: Sometime later in the year. There are only four of us in the troop now, and three more are going to be getting Eagle – Colin Wildman, Dominic Imbrogna and Michael Kallelis – so I think the troop will wait to hold it after everyone has made Eagle. Q: What do you plan to do after graduation? A: I plan to go to work after high school in the construction field with Mike Bonia, who is a troop leader. Q: And what becomes of Troop 61 after its four members reach Eagle? A: We haven’t had any new members join in a few years. Committee Member Joseph “Dennis” Gould will serve as vice chair of the search panel. But all members are expected to participate. School Committee Member Arthur Grabowski, who was involved in the search proI want to see if we can turn the troop into a Venturing – a Scouting program that is more focused with the older scouts, cess and the eventual committee vote to hire DeRuosi more than four and a half years ago, stressed that the committee already has somewhat of a blueprint that will guide members in the search and hiring of the next superintendent. from 14 up to 21. It’s something that might happen so we can reach an older group of kids: young men and women. Space for Lease 3 Large Rooms, each with Large Walk-in Storage Area. or Aerobics Studio. Located at Route 1 South at Walnut Street. Rollerworld Plaza, Route 1 South, 425 Broadway, Saugus. Call Michelle at: 781-233-9507
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