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Shrewsbury Public Schools — Admin hiring
What's happened recently in admin hiring for Shrewsbury Public Schools.
Superintendent Joseph Sawyer opened the district's leadership transition when he told the School Committee on October 8, 2025 that he will retire at the end of June 2026. He has led Shrewsbury schools for 17 years and worked in the district for 29 years, so his departure set off a search for his successor.
The search turned inward. Calvin Coolidge School principal Tiffany Ostrander emerged as a finalist for the superintendent role, which led the Coolidge School Council to start building a "Portrait of a Candidate" for a new principal on March 31, 2026.
The succession was resolved when the superintendent search ended with the only internal finalist, Ostrander, taking the job. By the July 8, 2026 School Committee meeting, she was serving as superintendent and already recommending a new assistant superintendent, marking the start of the next chapter in district leadership.
What happened
Superintendent Sawyer announces retirement after 17 years
Superintendent Joseph Sawyer told the School Committee on October 8, 2025 that he will retire at the end of June 2026 after 17 years leading Shrewsbury schools and 29 years working in the district.
Coolidge Elementary opens a principal search
Calvin Coolidge School's Council began building a 'Portrait of a Candidate' for a new principal on March 31, 2026, after current principal Tiffany Ostrander became a finalist for district superintendent.
Coolidge principal Tiffany Ostrander becomes superintendent
The superintendent search ended with the only internal finalist, Calvin Coolidge School principal Tiffany Ostrander, taking the job; by the July 8, 2026 meeting she was serving as superintendent and recommending a new assistant superintendent.
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