WELLS — Ellen H. Schneider, superintendent of schools for Wells-Ogunquit Community School District, was recently appointed for a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the New England School Development Council.
Schneider joins 12 other superintendents who serve on the board of directors. The board consists of two appointments from each of the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont, as well as one appointment from Rhode Island.
“I consider it an honor and a privilege to be appointed by my peers as a board member for this prestigious educational organization. I look forward to the opportunities this affiliation will provide both personally and for our school system,” Schneider said. “I always welcome the chance to bring exposure to our exceptional school system, and this appointment provides for that both on regional and national scales.”
The New England School Development Council, a comprehensive, regional organization, had its origins at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1946. NESDEC is a not-for-profit organization with a mission of developing schools and districts as high-performance organizations and supporting continuous educational improvement. NESDEC represents more than 300 school districts in New England.
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