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Providence Superintendent Javier Montañez announces he will resign

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Providence Superintendent Javier Montañez announced Friday, Oct. 30, that he's resigning, months after the city regained control of its schools. His last day is still being negotiated, and School Board President Ty'Relle Stephens told the Globe he expects it to be a matter of weeks.

“Today, as our district embarks on a new chapter under local control, I have made the deeply personal and difficult decision to step down.”

Javier Montañez, in a letter to families

Montañez led Providence schools through the takeover and its end

  1. 1996Montañez starts working for the Providence school district.
  2. 2019The state takes control of Providence schools.
  3. 2021Montañez is elevated to superintendent.
  4. July 2026The state takeover ends, returning control to local leaders.
  5. Oct. 30Montañez announces he will resign.
  6. June 2027Montañez's contract was scheduled to run out.

Sources: bostonglobe.com, WJAR

Montañez is at least the fourth senior administrator to leave since returned this summer. Deputy Superintendent of Operations Zack Scott, Chief of Staff Lisa DiMartino and Deputy Superintendent of Academics Paula Dillon left before him.

  • Interim post: board plans to post it this week
  • Who can apply: internal candidates first, externals possibly later
  • Board: new members join in January, prompting a leadership election
  • Severance: details not yet available

Montañez's exit comes after years of state oversight

At least 4
senior administrators gone since local control returned
Nearly 7 years
of state oversight that ended in July
About $225,000
Montañez's yearly salary

Sources: Brown Daily Herald, bostonglobe.com, WJAR

Sources: Brown Daily Herald, bostonglobe.com, WJAR

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