Chafee Nominates 2 Council Chairs to Board of Education
Friday, July 25, 2014
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has nominated Michael Bernstein as Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Education – Council on Post Secondary Education and Patrick Guida, Esq. as Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Education – Council on Elementary and Secondary Education.
"Their proven dedication and efforts will make Michael and Patrick great chairmen for their respective councils,” Governor Chafee said. “I thank them for their past performance and look forward to their future accomplishments.”
Bernstein bio
Bernstein has been a member of the Board of Education since 2013. Bernstein holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami and has served for the past several years as an outreach volunteer coordinator for his alma mater in the greater RI area. He also holds a master's degree from Arizona State University, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Rhode Island Student Assistance Program, where he has volunteered for over 26 years.
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Patrick Guida, Esq. has been a member and Vice-Chair of the Board of Education since 2013. He previously served as Vice-Chair of the Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education and is the immediate past president and a current officer of the National Association of State Boards of Education. He has also served as a member of the Barrington School Committee for 18 years, including 12 years as chair; as former President of Rhode Island Association of School Committees; and has held several offices with the National Association of State Boards of Education.
Related Slideshow: RI Experts on the Biggest Issues Facing Public Education
On Friday November 22, the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University, the Latino Policy Institute of Roger Williams University, the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, the Providence Student Union, and RI-CAN: Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now will host Rhode Island leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors for a symposium on "the civil rights issue of the 21st century, adequacy and equity and the State of Education in Rhode Island."
Weighing in on the the "three biggest factors" facing education in the state today are symposium participatnts Gary Sasse, Founding Director of the Hassenfeld Institute for Leadership; Christine Lopes Metcalfe, Executive Director of RI-CAN; Anna Cano-Morales, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, Central Falls Public Schools and Director, Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University; Tim Duffy, Executive Director, RI Association of School Committees; and Deborah Cylke, Superintendent of Pawtucket Public Schools.
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