At its annual conference, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) recognized Revere Public School Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly for her dedication to improving education in the district as well as the state. Dr. Kelly was presented with the Christos Daoulas Award at the conference held in Mashpee.
Named in honor of the late Dracut Superintendent of Schools, Christos Daoulas, the award is MASS’s highest honor and acknowledges the most outstanding superintendent of schools in the state of Massachusetts.
Dr. Kelly is one of only four women to ever win the award.
“It is certainly unexpected and humbling to receive this award, especially knowing that it was my colleagues from across the state who voted on who should get that award; I certainly wasn't expecting it,” said Kelly. “It really fills my cup, as our elementary school students would say. It fills my cup to know that some of the hard work doesn't go unnoticed and is recognized by colleagues across the state. So, thank you to those who reached out and acknowledged this accomplishment.”
School Committee member Stacey Bronsdon-Rizzo congratulated Kelly during last week’s school committee meeting.
‘I wanted to say congratulations to our superintendent, Dr. Dianne Kelly, for receiving the Christos Daoulas award,” said Rizzo. “Each year, this accolade is presented to a superintendent who embodies the finest attributes and has made substantial impacts in the state. MASS chose her because she's strongly dedicated to fostering leadership across all levels of the public education system, including student leaders, teacher leaders, district leaders, and superintendent leaders. We're proud of you.”
Kelly was also recently featured in a School CEO Magazine article that went live on the magazine’s website last week. That article can be found at www.schoolceo.com/a/not-the-same-old-story/.
“This article came about as a result of the Superintendent of the Year award I received last year,” said Kelly. “The article is about my philosophy of education and learning as well as my personal experiences that have shaped those ideas.”