New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Public Secondary Schools (CPSS)

Commission Members

 MEMBERS OF THE 2008 COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Back -- G. Palmer, R. Littlefield, M. Shore, K. Pfeifer, R. Buchanan, J. Goho, S. Pickett, G. Gula;  Middle -- L. Green, A. Elliott, C. Fritz, S. McMannon, J. Damplo, M. Barnes, S. Mahoney, J. Rojas, P. Folaros; Seated -- Leadership Council:  A. Mellencamp, V. Mercurio, T. Moore, Chair of the Commission, S. Phair, T. Hall;  Not Pictured:  S. Leslie, C. Mahoney, A Keough, P. Larkin

CONNECTICUT

Gary Gula (2008-2), Principal, Canton High School, 860 693-7812
Scott Leslie (2010-2), Principal, RHAM High School, 860 228-9474
Christine Mahoney, Ed.D. (2009-1), Superintendent, East Granby Public Schools, 860 653-6486
Jason Rojas (2010-1), Director of Community Relations, Trinity College, 860 297-4166
Thomas R. Moore, Chair of the Commission, (2008-2, extension of terms granted), Principal Wethersfield High School, 860 571-8200

MAINE

Carol Fritz , Ed.D. (2010-1), Principal, Maranacook Community High School, 207 685-4923
Lynda Green (2010-2), Superintendent, MSAD #57, 207 247-3477
Edward C. Hall (2008-2), Principal, Yarmouth High School, 207 846-5535
Gregg Palmer (2009-1), Principal, Searsport District High School, 207 548-2313
Scott Phair (2008-2), Director, Capital Area Technical Center, 207 626-2498

MASSACHUSETTS

Raleigh Buchanan (2008-1), Superintendent, Haverill Public Schools, 978 374-3405
Joseph A. Damplo (2010-1), Director of Library/Media Services, Wayland High School 508 358-3715
Andrew Keough, Ed.D. (2010-1), Principal, Wellesley High School, 781 237-6004
Patrick Larkin (2010-1), Principal, Burlington High School, 781 229-4893
Stephen R. Mahoney, Ed.D. (2009-2), Principal, Springfield Renaissance School, 413 750-2929

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Andrea Elliot (2010-1), Assistant Principal, Dover High School, 603 516-6974
Keith Pfeifer , Ed.D. (2010-2), Superintendent, Sanborn Regional School District, 603 642-3688
Michael A. Shore (2010-2) Acting Superintendent, SAU #33, 603 895-5415

RHODE ISLAND

Michael Barnes, Ed.D. (2009-1), Assistant Superintendent, Foster-Glocester Schools, 401 568-4160
Joseph B Goho (2008-2), Principal, North Providence High School, 401 233-1159
Robert E. Littlefield (2009-1), Principal, Portmouth High School, 401 683-2124
VIctor D. Mercurio, Ed.D. (2008-2), Director of Secondary Education, Warwick Schools, 401 734-3021

VERMONT

Peter Folaros (2010-2), Principal, Rutland High School, 802 770-1071
Sean McMannon (2010-1), Principal Champlain Valley Union High School, 802 482-7111
Amy Mellencamp (2008-2), Principal, Burlington High School, 802 864-8411
Shaun Pickett (2009-1), Principal, South Royalston School, 802 763-7740

Commission Members Gary Gula (CT), Michael Barnes (RI), and Ted Hall (ME) review school reports from a recent Commission meeting.

 

Commission members Victor Mercurio (RI) and Lynda Greene (ME) discuss reports while Pam Gray-Bennett, Director of the Commission, oversees the work of the Commission as it makes decisions about  member schools' accreditation status.

COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The Commission on Public Secondary Schools is comprised of twenty-six members who are elected from member schools or their districts.  Commission members serve in one of six categories:


1. High School Administrators
Eighteen (18) Commission members are elected from among high school administrators and represent the six New England states, three from each state.


2. Central Office Administrators
Three (3) Commission members are elected from among central office administrators. Each member represents a specific state as determined on a rotating basis. Each state shall be represented in its turn for a period of six years.


3. Non-Administrator
One (1) non-administrator is elected from a member high school, member middle-high school or member K-12 school.


4. At-Large Educator
One (1) at-large educator is elected from a member school in any of the six New England states.


5. Middle-High School Administrators
Two (2) at-large middle-high school Commission members are elected from among member middle-high school administrators.


6. Public Member
One (1) public member who is from a district which has at least one member school and who is currently not an employee of a public educational school system. The Commission may deviate from this policy upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee.

 

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