Cole Principal Marcotte Resigns

by | Aug 6, 2020

Patricia Marcotte

The rash of EG School District resignations continued Wednesday, with notice from Patricia Marcotte that, after two years at principal of Cole Middle School, she was resigning to take an administration job with the Foster-Glocester School District. Supt. Alexis Meyer just hired a new high school principal, but the assistant principal and athletic director positions remain open.

Marcotte’s resignation is on the School Committee’s agenda for Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Marcotte was hired in Sept. 2018, coming to Cole from Ponagansett Middle School, where she’d served as principal for 14 years. Ponagansett is in the Foster-Glocester School District.

Also on the School Committee meeting agenda for Tuesday is the retirement of Chris DiMeglio, executive assistant for Supt. Alexis Meyer, effective Feb. 2021.

The School Committee will discuss the district’s reopening plans. The new EGHS principal, Ken Hopkins, and the new finance director, Maggie Baker, will be formally introduced. Hopkins starts Tuesday; Baker starts later this month.

Here’s the full agenda: School Committee Meeting Agenda for Aug. 11, 2020.


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Charles
Charles
August 7, 2020 6:49 am

Very obvious somethg is up w all these upper level resignations…

Bob Durant
Bob Durant
August 7, 2020 10:53 am
Reply to  Charles

Actually, probably not. Mr Podraza took a promotion to be Assistant Superintendent. Mr Heath took a promotion to be a principal in a district a half hour closer to his home And Mrs Marcotte returned to an administrator job in a district where she had worked previously. Mr Cobain took a position at a bigger school with a bigger budget.

Danielle
Danielle
August 9, 2020 12:20 am
Reply to  Bob Durant

Excellent point Bob. I had the same concern but now that you point out the benefits for each person it makes sense. Sometimes opportunity knocks…

Micheline Nilsen
Micheline Nilsen
August 7, 2020 2:45 pm

Regardless of the reasons for these resignations, they are bound to affect the schools’ performance in these unprecedented times. There is a learning curve for each new hire which will be combined with the added challenges presented by re-opening in a pandemic. Hopefully these growing pains will not have an adverse effect in a context where beyond learning, the lives of children will be at stake.

EG Resident 3140
EG Resident 3140
August 11, 2020 11:33 am

I disagree with Mr. Durant. I am a long time resident, and I have not seen administrative turnover to this extent before. Not sure what is going on.

Ray Nunez
Ray Nunez
August 24, 2020 3:44 pm

Is Assistant Superintendent a new position?

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