This e-mail just went out on the Portsmouth School Department listserv with an open call for volunteers to serve on the Superintendent search committee. And guess what? Submissions now go to school department admin assistant Patti Cofield.

Dear Members of the Portsmouth School Community,

The Portsmouth School Committee is seeking volunteers to serve on the Superintendent Selection Subcommittee. If you are interested in participating and would like to be considered for this subcommittee, please send a brief email to me at cofieldp@portsmouthschoolsri.org that includes your role in the community (parent, interested citizen, business owner, etc.), a few sentences explaining why you would like to participate, and if you have executive search experience.

Please submit your email to me by noontime on Tuesday, January 25th.

Sincerely,

Patti Cofield
Admin. Asst. to Supt.
Portsmouth School Dept.

I'm sure the stories in Patch, the Daily News, and the Providence Journal had nothing to do with this.