Dear Southbridge Public Schools community,
On April 30, Dr. Jeffrey Villar, who had been the receiver for Southbridge Public Schools since 2018, ended his
tenure in the district on April 30. Mr. William Metzger assumed the position of interim receiver on May 1, 2025.
The Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) would like to invite the community to provide input on the next phase of receivership in Southbridge Public Schools (SPS) and seek their opinion on the final selection of the receiver for the district.
Your voice is critically important, and we have planned opportunities for community members to share their perspectives in focus groups and a community-wide survey. We hope you will share your ideas on areas of pride in SPS, areas that need improvement, and your views of the desired characteristics and priorities for the next leader of the district. We envision that the next leader will collaborate closely with DESE and local leaders to support the capacity- and relationship-building needed to guide the district’s continued progress toward local control.
Please contribute to this community survey (available in English and Spanish) by July 2.
Thank you for your participation in this process.