Published June 27, 2019
NORTH READING — On Monday, the North Reading Superintendent Search Committee announced the names of three finalist candidates for the next Superintendent of the North Reading Public Schools to succeed Jon C. Bernard, who will retire January 1, 2020.
They are: Dr. Earl Metzler, who is the current Superintendent of Schools in Plaistow, N.H.; Dr. Susan Kustka, who is the current Assistant Superintendent of Administration and Personnel for the Weymouth Public Schools; and Dr. Patrick Daly, who is the current Assistant Superintendent of the North Reading Public Schools.
Each candidate was introduced to the community on Wednesday, June 26 – after press time – through individual 30-minute public “meet and greet” sessions followed by a public interview before the North Reading School Committee.
“Meet and Greet” sessions took place in the seminar/breakout space to the left of the atrium and adjacent to the Distance Learning Lab at North Reading Middle/High School. The interviews were held in the Distance Learning Lab.
The public meet and greet for Dr. Metzler was held at 4 p.m. followed by his interview with the School Committee at 4:30 p.m.
The public meet and greet for Dr. Kustka was held at 6 p.m. followed by her interview with the School Committee at 6:30 p.m.
The public meet and greet for Dr. Daly was held at 8 p.m. followed by his interview with the School Committee at 8:30 p.m.
The following biographies of the candidate were released by the Superintendent Search Committee:
Dr. Earl Metzler
Dr. Metzler is currently serving as the Superintendent of Schools in Plaistow, New Hampshire (SAU 55), a position he has held since 2012. Prior to this, Dr. Metzler served as Principal at Quincy High School (2007-2012), Principal at Quincy Middle School (1997-2007), Assistant Principal at Quincy Middle School (1995-1997), and a teacher at Quincy Middle School (1987- 1995).
Dr. Metzler holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Bridgewater State College, a Master of Education degree from Eastern Nazarene College, and a Doctor of Education degree from Walden University.
Dr. Susan Kustka
Dr. Kustka is currently serving as the Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Personnel for the Weymouth Public Schools, a position she has held since 2013. Prior to this, Dr. Kustka served as the Director of Teaching and Learning for the Hanover Public Schools (2010-2013), Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction for the Hanover Public Schools (2009-2010), elementary educator in the Plymouth Public Schools (1999-2009), special needs educator in the Scituate Public Schools (1994-1999).
Dr. Kustka holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston, a Master of Education degree from Boston College, a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from Fitchburg State University, and a Doctor of Education degree from Northeastern University.
Dr. Patrick Daly
Dr. Daly is currently serving as the Assistant Superintendent of the North Reading Public Schools, a position he has held since 2014. Prior to this, Dr. Daly served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the North Reading Public Schools (2010-2014), Assistant Principal at North Reading Middle School (2009-2010), and teacher in the Waltham Public Schools (1998-2009). Dr. Daly continues to serve as an adjunct instructor at Northeastern University (2010-present).
Dr. Daly holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a Master of Fine Arts degree from Emerson College, a Master of Arts degree from Framingham State College, a Master of Education degree from Framingham State College, and a Doctor of Education degree from Northeastern University.