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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. Parv...

By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Apr 1, 2021 1 hr ago 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 ...

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 confus...

Reply(1) 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. Subscribe 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 obv...

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