Superintendent Resignation and Interim Appointment
Sudden departure of Superintendent Crozier after eight years triggered community concern over transparency and district stability.
Sudden resignation of Superintendent Brad Crozier led to community calls for transparency at the April 16, 2026 school committee meeting. The committee then voted 4-1 to appoint Annette Doyle as interim superintendent despite objections to the process. The vote set the leadership transition in motion for the 2026-27 term.
The sudden resignation of long-serving Superintendent Brad Crozier prompted widespread community frustration over transparency and committee process.
On April 16, 2026, the school committee held a meeting at which multiple residents voiced shock, disappointment, and demands for accountability regarding the departure, with several alleging the resignation stemmed from committee actions and criticizing a lack of advance communication.
The same meeting featured discussion of an interim appointment, where community members and one board member raised concerns that the selection of Annette Doyle lacked a multi-candidate vetting process and appeared predetermined.
The majority of the board maintained that the resignation was handled as a public factual matter in accordance with legal and procedural guidance and moved to approve the interim appointment on those grounds.
A motion to offer Annette Doyle the interim superintendent position for the term July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and to authorize contract negotiations passed by a 4-1 vote, with Nicole Bernard voting against and requesting removal of her name due to disagreement with the process.
Subsequent public comments at the April 16 meeting also questioned costs, recruiting impacts, and the overall effect on district reputation, while the board approved related communications on next steps for the superintendent search.
At its April 13, 2026 meeting the school committee heard Superintendent Brad Crozier announce he would leave the district at the end of the school year. Public commenters immediately raised concerns that the departure was politically motivated, referenced a newly filed 'no confidence' petition alleging procurement and Open Meeting Law violations, and defended the committee's adherence to rules and ethics.
Interim term through June 2027; ongoing search for permanent superintendent.
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