Thursday, March 27, 2025

E. Ethel Little School Principal Finalists

Dear North Reading Public Schools Community,

I’m very pleased to provide this update to everyone with respect to our search for the next E. Ethel Little Elementary School Principal. As recently communicated, we selected three finalists; however, one of our candidates has accepted another position and so we will be moving forward with a modified schedule.

                                              April 1, 2025


Staff Panels

Administrative Council


Julie Sciamanna


Sarah O’Leary 

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Meet with Administrative Council

Meet Faculty/Staff (Library)

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Meet Faculty/Staff (Library)

Meet with Administrative Council


April 2, 2025


Family and Community Panels


E. Ethel Little School Library & Virtual

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Sarah O’Leary

6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m

Julie Sciamanna


Sarah O’Leary is currently the principal of the Proctor Elementary School in Topsfield where she has been the principal since 2009. Prior to that she served as the curriculum specialist in Topsfield, Middleton, and Boxford as a part of the Tri-Town School Union for three years after teaching elementary school for more than a decade in both Topsfield and Marlborough.

Julie Sciamanna has worked in the role of Literacy Coach at North Beverly Elementary School for the past four years. Prior to that she served in the classroom as a Grade 2 teacher at North Beverly for seven years as well as four years as an elementary teacher in Lynn and Salem.


As recently communicated, there will be opportunities to meet the finalists and ask questions in a public panel.

Anyone planning to attend is asked to complete this form. These moderated sessions will be hybrid and pre-approved questions may be asked both in person and virtually of each candidate. The staff and the family/community sessions will be held in the library of the E. Ethel Little School and a link will be provided to those who register in advance for remote viewing.

Thank you for your continued support of this important process and I look forward to our next steps.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Daly