Prov. School Board Announces Search Committee for New Superintendent

Thursday, September 24, 2015

GoLocalProv News Team

School Board President Keith Oliveira is part of the search committee.

The Providence School Board has announced the members of its search committee to help the Board in the selection of the district's next superintendent.

See the Committee Members BELOW

The committee will be co-chaired by Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council Executive Director John Simmons and Providence School Board Vice President Nicholas Hemond.

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“Providence's next Superintendent of Schools will share my deep commitment to our community and dedication to improving public education. We have developed a talented search committee and I look forward to working closely with them to find a candidate who will bring an innovative approach to strengthening our school system and setting our children up for success," said Mayor Jorge Elorza.

Next Steps

A schedule of search committee public listening sessions will be announced shortly.

“The Providence School Board is committed to listening to the Providence community as we work to select our next superintendent. Over the coming months, the search committee will be hosting a number of community listening events. We look forward to hearing from our community members about how we can move our schools forward and the qualities and skills they would like to see in our next superintendent," said search committee co-chair and Providence School Board Vice President Nicholas Hemond.

The Providence School Board intends to develop a list of finalists recommended by the search committee by the end of February, and to interview finalists and select a superintendent in March of 2016.

The Providence Superintendent Search Committee Members are:

    •   John Simmons, Co-Chair, Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council
   •   Nicholas Hemond, Co-Chair, Providence School Board
   •   Marybeth Calabro, Providence Teachers Union
   •   Ron Coia, Laborers International Union
   •   Theresa Agonia, Mayor’s Office
   •   Councilman Kevin Jackson, City Council
   •   Neil Steinberg, Rhode Island Foundation
   •   Raphael Zapata, Providence College
   •   Angela Romans, Brown University
   •   Taino Palermo, Roger Williams University
   •   Gara Field, PPSD Principal
   •   Richard Norris, PPSD Guidance Counselor
   •   Gabriella Caprio, PPSD Teacher
   •   Chanda Womack, College Crusade
   •   Zack Mazera, Providence Student Union
   •   James Monteiro, Billy Taylor House
   •   Allen Williams, #300 Men
   •   Cedric Huntley, South Providence Recreation Center
   •   Travis Escobar, Millennial Professional Group of Rhode Island
   •   Anna Cano-Morales, Latino Policy Institute
   •   Jill Davidson, PPSD Parent
   •   Kira Greene, PPSD Parent
   •   Jennie Johnson, City Year
   •   Jonathan Santos Silva, Providence Resident
   •   Ramona Santos, PPSD Parent
   •   Rep. Scott Slater, State Representative
   •   Sen. Maryellen Goodwin, State Senator
   •   Keith Oliveira, Providence School Board

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The data below reflects the 2012-13 academic year as provided by the Rhode Island Dept of Education. Values have been rounded to the nearest whole percent.

Prov. School Board Announces Search Committee for New Superintendent

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#49 Ponaganset HS

North Scituate, RI

#48 Scituate HS

Scituate, RI

#47 Tiverton HS

Tiverton, RI

#46 Coventry HS

Coventry, RI

#45 Burrillville HS

Burrillville, RI

#44 Exeter-West Greenwich

West Greenwich, RI

#43 Chariho Regional HS

Wood River Junction, RI

#42 North Kingstown HS

North Kingstown, RI

#41 Mt. Hope HS

Bristol, RI

#40 Narragansett HS

Narragansett, RI

#39 Barrington HS

Barrington, RI

#38 Smithfield Senior HS

Smithfield, RI

Total enrollment: 772

#37 Portsmouth HS

Portsmouth, RI

#36 Lincoln Senior HS

Lincoln, RI

Total enrollment: 1,067

#35 North Smithfield HS

North Smithfield, RI

#34 Warwick Vets HS

Warwick Veterans Memorial HS, Warwick RI

#33 Toll Gate HS

Warwick, RI

#32 Pilgrim HS

Warwick, RI

#31 South Kingstown HS

South Kingstown, RI

#30 Cranston HS West

Cranston, RI

#29 East Greenwich HS

East Greenwich, RI

#28 Westerly HS

Westerly, RI

#27 Cumberland HS

Cumberland, RI

#26 West Warwick HS

West Warwick Senior HS, West Warwick, RI

Total enrollment: 982

#25 Johnston Senior HS

Johnston, RI

#24 Beacon Charter HS

Beacon Charter High School For The Arts, Woonsocket, RI

Total enrollment: 230

#23 Middletown HS

Middletown, RI

#22 East Providence HS

East Providence, RI

#21 Acad. for Career Exp.

Academy for Career Exploration, Providence, RI

#20 Central Falls HS

Central Falls, RI

Total enrollment: 838

#19 Cooley Health/Science

Cooley Health & Science Technology Academy, Providence, RI

#18 North Providence HS

North Providence, RI

#17 Times 2 Academy

Providence, RI

Total enrollment: 652

#16 Central HS

Providence, RI

#15 Mt. Pleasant HS

Providence, RI

#14 Prov. Career & Tech

Providence Career & Technical Academy, Providence, RI