The Board of Education is pleased to announce Dr. Lizzette Ruiz-Giovinazzi as Interim Superintendent of Nyack Public Schools
July 23, 2024
Dear Families, Staff and School Community,
We hope you are enjoying your summertime, finding ways to keep cool and stay healthy. We want to provide an update regarding the Office of the Superintendent for Nyack Public Schools.
As your Board of Education, we want to make decisions that support renewed vision for our schools and foster healing for the community we serve. We are working together to navigate through this time of significant transition. Our collective focus is to stabilize the district and secure key leadership for the new school year.
With this in mind, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lizzette Ruiz-Giovinazzi as Interim Superintendent of Nyack Public Schools.
Dr. Ruiz-Giovinazzi brings a unique combination of expertise in transformative leadership and doctoral research in cultivating resilience with over twenty eight years of experience in teaching and school administration. She has demonstrated strength of character with a proven track record of educational excellence within our own district, having made a positive impact since she began her tenure with us two and a half years ago as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. She has met the challenges of this past year, bridging trust across relationships with district-wide staff, providing professional development and purposeful programming, stepping up to give administrative support that teachers, directors and principals needed. We are confident in her commitment, distinctive skills and instinctive response to uplift our students, staff and schools.
Dr. Ruiz-Giovinazzi will continue to work closely with a dedicated team of administrators and central office staff to unify organizational leadership and prepare for the opening of schools on September 3rd. Priority is being placed on securing key administration positions, onboarding new administrators and cabinet members, creating a leadership plan and helping to ensure our staff and schools are READY to begin the new 2024-25 school year.
We will keep the community updated with next steps as the school year progresses. Thank you for your partnership in strengthening our resolve for equity, innovation and optimism in Nyack Public Schools.
Respectfully,
Jen Marraccino, Board President
Benny Vásquez, Board Vice President
Jessica Goodman, Board Secretary
Bryan Burrell, Trustee
Michael Mark, Trustee
Elaine Philhower, Trustee
Matt Watson, Trustee
