State, PPSD Officials, Parents, and Community Leaders Announce “Path to Local Control” Framework

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, State Board of Education Chair Michael Grey, Providence Public School District (PPSD) Superintendent Dr. Javier Montañez, and PPSD Districtwide Advisory Council Chair Donna Huntley-Newby will join parents, educators, and community partners at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary this afternoon to announce a “Path to Local Control” framework that will enable a successful transition while further positioning PPSD for long-term success post-intervention. The event will be held at PPSD’s first ever Blue Ribbon Award elementary school, MLK, which was one of just 356 schools selected nationwide for the national hono