LIVERMORE FALLS – Rod Wright, principal of Livermore Falls High School, doesn’t know what he’s going to do career-wise after he leaves SAD 36 at the end of the school year.
However, he does know he’s going to get married, move to Brunswick and spend six months contemplating his options.
The Livermore Falls man is in his 27th year in education and in his fifth year as principal of the high school. He announced his resignation from the high school to retire from the Maine State Retirement System on Thursday.
This is not a decision that just came overnight, Wright said Monday.
“This is something that has been planned out a lot longer than others thought,” he said.
When he took the job, Wright said he let SAD 36 leaders know that he would only be staying four or five years.
His children will graduate from college in May, he said, and he’s ready to explore his future.
“It may remain in education or it may be something altogether different,” he said.
“It’s been a wonderful time here and a great opportunity to work with the staff, Wright said.
“We’ve worked well together to get where we are,” he said.
During his time at the high school, Wright said, there has been a great deal of work done on curriculum and assessments.
They also began the accreditation process and though the decision to accredit the school won’t be made until after he leaves, all the work will be done by the time he leaves in June.
Also under his guidance, he said the school has also gone from what he considered having subpar technology to having some of the best technology in the state.
“It’s been a wonderful ride and I’m just looking to what the future brings,” Wright said.
Not just to himself, he said, but also what it brings to the Livermore Falls High School and student programs, he said.
He plans to continue his watch on the district even after he leaves, he said.
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