NEW: Dr. Frances Gallo, Superintendent of Central Falls Schools, To Retire
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
At Tuesday night's Central Falls School Board of Trustees meeting, the Board officially accepted a letter of resignation from Superintendent Dr. Frances Gallo. Dr. Gallo will be retiring from traditional public education on June 30, 2015.
According to a statement, The Board accepted Dr. Gallo’s decision "with deep regret and equally deep appreciation for her eight years of service to the children and families of Central Falls."
“For the past eight years, I have marveled at the leadership and care with which Dr. Gallo approached her work in our Central Falls district,” said Anna Cano-Morales, Chair, Central Falls Board of Trustees. “She will definitely be leaving this district in a much better place than when she found it. There are no words to truly express how grateful we are for her unwavering commitment to put children, their community, and progress in education front and center of her work.”
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“Dr. Gallo’s love for and belief in the children of Central Falls – our children – drove every action she took as superintendent,” said Sonia Rodrigues Grace, Vice Chair, Central Falls Board of Trustees. “Her grace and unflinching commitment to world-class public education inspired me and, I’m sure, many others in our city and beyond. We will miss her deeply.”
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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