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WARWICK, RI — Warwick Colleges Superintendent Lynn Dambruch, on private depart since mid-March, is retiring, hinted at within the Might 13 Warwick College Committee’s govt session agenda.
The chief session agenda lists two items for discussion, superintendent retirement and the appointment of an performing superintendent:
Personnel Issues:
1. Dialogue: Associated to Superintendent retirement beneath Basic Legal guidelines of Rhode Island RIGL 42-46-5(a)(1)
2. Dialogue: Appointment of Performing Superintendent beneath Basic Legal guidelines of Rhode Island RIGL 42-46-5(a)(1)
Friday, Warwick College Committee Chairman confirmed Dambruch is retiring.
“The Superintendent is retiring on the shut of this college 12 months, after an unbelievable 39 12 months profession with Warwick Public Colleges,” Galligan mentioned.
Dambruch Retiring Following Private Go away
Dambruch has been absent from the place since taking leave the week of March 19 for 30 days, which might have been expired someday in April. The depart roughly coincided with the RI Senate approval of the City Council’s request for a Warwick Schools Budget Commission April 13.
In Dambruch’s stead, Assistant Superintendent William McCaffrey has been serving as interim superintendent.
McCaffrey was not instantly accessible to reply questions concerning the the agenda objects. Personnel issues are among the many exceptions to open assembly legislation allowed to be mentioned in non-public, and solely the votes taken, if any, can be instantly reported when the physique returns to open session Tuesday.
Dambruch served as Assistant Superintendent beneath Superintendent Phil Thornton earlier than being appointed to Superintendent in 2021. She’s been with the district for 40 years, beginning as a instructor in 1985 and later serving as Director of Elementary Schooling.
McCaffrey has additionally has served as Director of Secondary Schooling. A 27-year member of the Warwick Public Colleges administration, he has served as director of the Warwick Space Profession and Technical Heart. McCaffrey can also be the son of the late Eugene McCaffrey, former mayor of Warwick.
