Dear Malden Public Schools Community,

I am truly honored to join Malden as your Superintendent of Schools! Malden is an amazingly diverse community made up of talented students, loving families, hard-working educators and staff, and community leaders who want to do right by the city’s young people.

The Malden Public Schools has all of the ingredients to become a model urban school district, and its journey toward that goal has been underway for many years! We have the opportunity to work together to ensure that all Malden students thrive in our schools and are fully prepared to succeed in the future they choose to pursue. I am committed to leading our district to achieve these goals through a spirit of inclusiveness, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

I am sharing this “Entry Plan” to communicate the work and priorities that will guide the initial stage of my tenure as Superintendent. Throughout this entry period I will seek to (1) meet and build relationships with the diverse members of the Malden Public Schools community, (2) understand both the strengths and challenges of our schools, students, and families, and (3) learn the multiple perspectives held across the community regarding the district’s needs and direction for the future. If you would like to participate in any of these conversations, please reach out to me at superintendent@maldenps.org.

At the conclusion of this entry period, I will re-engage with you to share my findings and recommendations, hear your feedback, and collaboratively lead our district into the next chapter of its growth.

I look forward to meeting you soon!

Sincerely,

Timothy Sippel, Ed.L.D.
Superintendent of Schools