Bloom District 206 Supt. Glen Giannetti Retires

Earlier this week, the approved Supt. Glen Giannetti's retirement.

, and in a letter addressed to faculty, staff and administration, Asst. Supt. Lenell Navarre said that was part of the reason Giannetti made his decision:

While he has continued to recover from the stroke, Mr. Giannetti decided that, at this time, there is nothing more important than being there for his wife and three daughters. While we will miss Glen’s leadership and everything he brought to the district in his capacity as superintendent, we can all empathize with his situation and understand his decision to stay at home with his family.

As the 2011 to 2012 school year presses on, Navarre will be the acting superintendent, a role he served while Giannetti was recovering from his stroke.

"My role, though, is not to replace Glen but to carry out his vision," Navarre said in the letter. "We have a lot of work to do to improve our test scores, to shape and mold our young people into the kinds of critical thinkers that we want and need them to be."

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