At a reception held prior to the Jan. 24 Board of Education meeting, retiring Superintendent Joe Corr was treated to a range of tributes.
From baskets of student artwork and cards from the schools across the district, to a video, a banner to mark “Joe Corr Day” on Jan. 31 (his last day), the accolades were meaningful and heartfelt.
Junior Troy Serao, chair of the Student Representative Committee, addressed those in attendance and provided the “thank you” to Mr. Corr on behalf of NCCSD students.
“He’s a leader who takes the concerns and ideas of teens seriously and does everything he can to address them,” Mr. Serao said. “He’s the type of superintendent, and more importantly, the type of person who likes to get out of the office and talk to people.
“The important thing I have learned in student government is what separates a good leader from a great leader is doing the job. Doing the trivial tasks and Mr. Corr has certainly been a great leader,’ Mr. Serao added. “He has been a doer, a mover, and a champion for student success.”
Superintendent Corr expressed how deeply touched and moved he was by the presence of so many past and current staff, students, and families who came to say thank you, but Mr. Corr closed out his comments by focusing on where NCCSD is going to go as he moves onto retirement.
“I know we are in great hands with Kathleen Skeals as our superintendent, Naté Turner-Hassell as our assistant superintendent, a phenomenal staff of principals and teachers, incredible families and students here in the district.
“We are going to do great things, and we are going to do better things, and we are going to exceed what we have been doing,” Mr. Corr said. “I truly take enormous comfort, pride, and satisfaction that we are headed in the right direction, growing, and making progress.
View the full gallery from the event on our Facebook Page.
