Seekonk School Chief Earns High Marks on Evaluation

Superintendent Rich Drolet has won the praise of the Seekonk School Committee for his job performance during the past year.

Each committee member contributed to the evaluation. Drolet was graded proficient on instructional leadership, management and operations, family and community engagement, and professional culture.

“The overall score is proficient and that is what we will be submitting to the state,” Committee Chair Kim Sluter said Monday.

“The 2020-21 school year marks one year of the most challenging school years on record,” Sluter noted. “Dr. Drolet has demonstrated that he is well-prepared to manage a variety of crises and the Covid-19 pandemic created adverse conditions for even the most experienced school superintendent. Dr. Drolet was able to stay focused when faced with this evolving emergency situation. Dr. Drolet brings transparency and impeccable honesty to each conversation and his key strength of empathy coupled with his exemplary work ethic served him well during this time. We were able to modify goals based on the changing situation.”

Prior to joining the district in 2018, Drolet had been the director of curriculum for Uxbridge Public Schools. He has a doctorate in education leadership from Johnson & Wales University and served as North Cumberland Middle School (in Cumberland, RI) principal for five years, following two years as assistant principal.

Drolet also served as an assistant principal in Berkley, Mass., and as a math teacher in Natick.