WAYLAND — The Wayland School Committee announced Friday that it has entered into negotiations with Omar Easy to be the school district's next superintendent.
Easy, 43, will replace outgoing Superintendent Arthur Unobskey, who announced in May that he will leave his post this June. He has led the district for three years.
Most recently, Easy was executive director of The Academies at Everett High School for the 2019-20 school year. The Academies includes five schools within the school that link more than 500 students with peers, teachers and community and business partners to a wraparound environment that fosters academic success, relationships, career preparation, and college readiness.
According to Easy's resume, that position was eliminated at the end of the school year, as part of a 5% district-wide budget cut.
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Easy is also a former NFL fullback, playing three seasons (2002-04) with the Kansas City Chiefs and one season (2005) with the then-Oakland Raiders. The Penn State product scored one touchdown, on a pass reception, during his rookie season.
According to a statement from the School Committee, Easy "is extremely excited to join the Wayland community."
In May, Unobskey and the School Committee announced they would part ways in a joint letter to the community. The two parties held long-term planning discussions regarding the district's central office administration, with Unobskey concluding that he "would prefer to move to a more urban district, which would be more in line with his long-term interests and experience prior to coming to Wayland."
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The other candidates for the job included Jennifer Parson, assistant superintendent at Hopkinton Public Schools and a Milford School Committee member; and Arcelius Brickhouse, an educational consultant and former executive director of secondary education for Plainfield Public Schools in New Jersey.
Zane Razzaq writes about education. Reach her at 508-626-3919 or zrazzaq@wickedlocal.com. Follow her on Twitter @zanerazz.
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