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CRLS, the district's only high school, lost its leader earlier this year when then-principal Sybil N. Knight announced in January that she had accepted a position as assistant superintendent of the school district in Harrisburg, Pa. Cambridge's initial attempt to find a replacement for Knight�...
Saheed has worked at the school for 30 years, most recently serving a six-year stint as a dean for one of the school's "learning communities," or subdivisions. But Saheed had never been a principal before this year.
District spokesman Justin Martin also said that Saheed's performance as acting principal demonstrated his ability to lead the school over the long term.
"Dr. Saheed has proven in a very short amount of time that he is capable as principal," Martin said. "That all became really evident early on as well, as there was an overwhelming amount of support from parents as well as staff."
Richard Freirman, a parent of a CRLS junior and an original member of the principal search committee, said he was a "big fan" of Saheed. "He is firm without dominating the whole conversation, but he clearly knows the ropes as far as running the high school," said Freirman. "I think...