THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2022 Page 3 Evaluating Erin After a year as superintendent of Saugus Public Schools, Erin McMahon receives mostly “profi cient” grades in her report card from the School Committee By Mark E. Vogler “ I believe she had a great fi rst year,” School Committee Member Joseph “Dennis” Gould declared at a recent School Committee meeting, summing up the sentiments of his colleagues in their fi rst evaluation of Superintendent Erin McMahon since she took charge of Saugus Public Schools on July 1 of last year. “When you look at the overall, where we’re going, it’s great,” Committee Chair Vincent Serino chimed in. “So far, what we’ve seen is amazing,” Committee ViceChair John Hatch added. The committee spent about a half hour reviewing and highlighting the key fi ndings of their “End-of-Cycle Summative Evaluation Report” for McMahon. She received mostly “profi cient” grades from four members, who each fi lled out the seven-page report. “Proficient practice is understood to be fully satisfactory. This is the rigorous expected level of performance,” according to the evaluation form developed by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) which was used to measure McMahon’s overall performance in the categories of Instructional Leadership, Management and Operations, Family and Community and Professional Culture. Within the committee’s composite report, McMahon received an “Exemplary” rating within several elements of those categories: • For Instructional Leadership under the heading of Evaluation: Ensures eff ective and timely supervision and evaluation of all staff in alignment with state regulations and contract provisions. • For Management & Operations under the heading of Fiscal Systems: Develops a budget that supports the district’s vision, mission and goals; allocates and manages expenditures consistent with the district and school-level goals and available resources. • For Professional Culture under the heading of Commitment to High Standards: Fosters a shared commitment to high standards of service, teaching and learning with high expectations for achievement for all. Within the committee’s composite report, McMahon received a “Needs Improvement” rating within this category: • For Family and Community Engagement under the heading of Sharing Responsibility: Continuously collaborates with families and community stakeholders to support student learning and development at home, school and in the community. The Superintendent’s response action to the evaluation, the EVALUATING ERIN | SEE PAGE 4 When approached for her reTHE CHAIR’S EVALUATION: Saugus School Committee Chair Vincent Serino calls Superintendent Erin McMahon “one of the hardest workers I know.” (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) HER FIRST SAUGUS HIGH COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS: Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Erin McMahon addressed the Class of 2022 during her fi rst Saugus High School graduation in early June. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)
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