Marlborough Principal Picked For Assistant Superintendent Job

MARLBOROUGH, MA — A longtime Marlborough elementary school principal will soon leave that job to take a top post in the school district office.

Richer Elementary School principal Robert Skaza was selected from a pool of applicants to become the district's new superintendent of teaching and learning.

Skaza is taking the job previously held by Mary Murphy, who officially became the new Marlborough superintendent this week. The Marlborough School Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept Murphy's recommendation that Skaza get the job.

A committee screened several candidates for Murphy's job. She and former superintendent Michael Bergeron collaborated to pick Skaza.

Skaza began his career in Marlborough as a therapist working with autistic students. He progressed to become a teacher, then became assistant principal at Richer about a decade ago before taking over as principal.