By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Apr 13, 2021
Courtesy photoMagda Parvey was chosen to be the next superintendent for Andover schools.
Andover s School Committee has chosen Magda Parvey to lead the district as superintendent come July 1.
Parvey will replace interim Superintendent Claudia Bach, whose contract with the district ends in June. Bach temporarily replaced Superintendent Sheldon Berman, who resigned at the end of 2020 for personal reasons.
The committee overwhelmingly chose Parvey in a 5-0 vote Monday night. Through a rigorous interview process, Dr. Parvey shared her vision of collaborative leadership and her deep commitment to student-centric decisions, the committee wrote in a statement. She is intent on promoting a culture of continuous learning, positive and professional engagement, and open communication.
By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Apr 1, 2021
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The Andover Retirement Board is deciding if part-time employees will continue to be eligible for pensions from the town.
Currently, anyone working more than 20 hours a week who is a permanent employee is eligible for a pension. The proposed change would bar any future part-time employees who work 35 hours or fewer from receiving a pension.
This potential change comes at the same time voters are being asked to borrow a $185 million pension obligation bond to pay off the unfunded pension liability, which came about because of decades of paying too little into the pension system.
editor s pick Interim superintendent clarifies return-to-school meaning
By Madeline Hughes mhughes@eagletribune.com Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
Screenshot of the graphic Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach sent in her email to parents Monday.
Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach released a letter by email Monday telling parents the district s students would not fully return to in-school classes until we reach herd immunity via vaccinations.
Caught by surprise, parents took to social media and emailed school officials expressing confusion, frustration and even some outrage after receiving the correspondence.
âThe thing that really annoyed me is that she is claiming we canât go back to school until we reach herd immunity,  said Leslie Scully, a parent of three children in the local schools. We donât have herd immunity for other viruses âespecially with the mutations who knows if that is
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ANDOVER, MA Claudia Bach did not want to return to Andover Public Schools.
When Sheldon Berman announced he would be stepping down as superintendent, Bach, a former superintendent who lives in the district, started getting calls asking her to run for the interim role. Becoming the next superintendent, even the interim one, was not what I was thinking about, Bach said.
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She said no. When she had stepped down as superintendent in 2010, she decided not to have her name added to a statewide pool of interim superintendent candidates. She was busy with other things. And obviously, it s not an easy year to step in as superintendent. But eventually, following calls from both former colleagues in the district and the Massachusetts School Committees Association, she said okay.
Retiring from school district leadership is a mixed blessing. While it is a moment of transition culminating a long and satisfying career, it also means bidding farewell to people and