By CRA News Service
With a 90-day plan in hand, Palm Beach County’s new school Superintendent Robert Avossa on Monday kicked off his tenure meeting with union leaders and his bosses.
“The unions play a critical role, as they represent over 20,000 of our employees, so it was important to meet the union leaders and begin building a healthy and productive partnership,” Avossa said in a news release.
Avossa, who was formally inaugurated on Wednesday, spent Monday afternoon at a three-hour planning retreat with the School Board at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth. The retreat gave board members a chance to discuss with Avossa how they can best communicate and work as a team.
“Today, we started the process of building a strong foundation, allowing us to work together effectively to ensure we deliver the best results for all of our students,” Avossa said.
On Tuesday, he began his first of eight public meetings at various schools to meet and hear from the community members. Those meetings will continue through June 30. Avossa also plans to meet with the district’s department leaders and administrators and visit 50 schools.
“… Certainly when school reopens I want to meet directly with teachers, students and families,” he said in the release.
A schedule of meeting dates and locations, as well as Avossa’s 90-day entry plan for the district, is available in the Superintendent section of www.palmbeachschools.org.
An avid social media user, Avossa welcomes the community to follow him on Twitter at @Supt_Avossa.