Dorothy Presser
Dorothy Presser
MASC Experience
- Field Director, February 2014 - present
- Coach and curriculum developer for District Governance Program, 2011-Present
- Workshop presenter: School Committee Roles & Responsibilities, Superintendent Evaluation, Goal Setting, Monitoring Progress, Effective Meetings, District Leadership Transitions
- Academy of School Leadership New Member Orientation Program
- Consultant or Technical Advisor to School Committees on superintendent searches for Massachusetts school districts: Ayer-Shirley, Millbury; Middleborough, Hopedale; Nashoba Valley
- Advisor to School Committees on issues including: school district policy, leadership transitions
Memberships & Affiliations
- Division Lynnfield School Committee 1998-Present
Chair, 2002-2014; Chair, Superintendent Search Committee; Member, all standing committees
- Suburban Coalition
President, 2004-2013, Vice President, 2003-2004, Secretary, 2000-2003
- Massachusetts Association of School Committees
President, 2011; President-Elect, 2010; Secretary/Treasurer, 2009; Division I Chair, 2007-2008, Past President, 2012-2013
- Massachusetts Local Governance Advisory Commission, 2009-2012
- Working Group for Educator Excellence, 2013-Present
- DESE, Department of Higher Education College Preparatory Advisory Group, 2011-2013
- DESE Superintendent Evaluation Working Group, 2011
- DESE Educator Evaluation Data Advisory Group, 2013
- Lynnfield School Building Committees, 2000-2005; 2011-2013
- Lynnfield Business Coalition for Better Schools, 2007-2012
- Education Policy Fellowship Program (Institute for Education Leadership), 2006
- National Affiliation of Superintendent Searchers, 2014 - present
Presentations & Publications
- Improving School Board Effectiveness: A Balanced Governance Approach (chapter-co-author)
- EGovLive! 2015 Conference presenter: “Operating Protocols: A Tool for Effective School Board
 Governanceâ€Â, Bringing Best Practices to School Boards: The District Governance Programâ€Â
- National School Boards Association 2012 Conference presenter: “Successful Transitions: How New Superintendents and New Board Members Ensure Success.â€Â
- National School Boards Association 2011 Conference presenter: “Successful Transition of District Leadershipâ€Â