2 Stapleton Elementary Principal Candidates Will Meet Public

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Parents and residents will get a chance to meet the two finalists for the principal job at Stapleton Elementary School this week during a public forum, according to Framingham Public Schools.

Former Stapleton principal Anne Diaz stepped down from the job in February 2020 due to a medical issue. She had taken over the school in 2018. Brenda Maurao, the former FPS assistant director of elementary education, has been serving as interim principal since Diaz departed.

The two finalists for the job are Sara Costa Yuen, the principal of Phoenix Charter Academy in Chelsea, and Caitlin Shelburne, the principal of Making Waves Academy in Richmond, Calif. Both candidates have local roots previously working at Lawrence Public Schools.

Shelburne is a University of Vermont graduate and has a masters in education from the University of California at Berkeley. Yuen is a Boston University graduate with a masters in education from Harvard.

Framingham residents will be able to hear from Shelburne and Yuen during an hour-long virtual forum beginning at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday. Attendees will be able to ask questions, and will be asked to fill out a survey to give feedback to Superintendent Robert Tremblay. Sign up to attend the webinar here.