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Community Input Requested As Bristol Borough Begins Superintendent Search

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Tom Sofield
Superintendent Dr. Thomas Shaffer
Credit: Bristol Borough School District

After close to 30 years in the Bristol Borough School District, Superintendent Dr. Thomas Shaffer plans to retire in the summer.

Shaffer, who has worked his way from a principal to leader of the roughly 1,000-student district, will leave the school system when his contract ends on July 31.

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The school board accepted Shaffer’s retirement at their November meeting.

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit will aid the district in their search for a new superintendent at no additional cost. The aim is to have a new superintendent picked before Shaffer retires.

As part of their search efforts, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit has set up an online survey to determine strengths, challenges, goals, and personal attributes residents are interested in. The survey will be open until Monday, January 7 at 11:59 p.m., said JoAnn Perotti, director of strategic services for the Bucks County Intermediate Unit.

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The responses to the survey are anonymous and confidential.

Shaffer was hired in 2014 to replace Gregory Wright when the school board opted not to renew his superintendent contract.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.