The superintendent who oversees four schools in western Massachusetts has announced she will retire at the end of the year.Dr. Rose Ellis will leave with 15 years of experience working with the Williamstown and Lanesborough Elementary schools as well as the Mt. Greylock Regional School District. The Tri-District was created in 2010 with Ellis at the helm overseeing more than 240 faculty and staff along with 1,300 students.
“I’ve been amazed in working with her that she has a grasp on all of the day-to-day issues at the school, but at the same time she has never let go of looking to the future; what should our school be looking like in three years or five years and how do we move ourselves there,” said Valerie Hall, chair of the Williamstown Elementary School Committee.
Ellis had already announced she would not renew her contract set to expire at the end of the upcoming academic year.
The school committees plan to move ahead quickly with the search process.
