Two senior administrators in the central office of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) will leave their posts at the end of the current school year.
MVSU director of finance and operations James Fenn is retiring from his full-time position with the school district effective July 3. Fenn told the Standard in a phone conversation last month that he expects to remain on board at MVSU in a limited-time advisory capacity while a new finance and operations director gets up to speed.
The MVSU board also accepted the resignation of veteran school district director of technology and innovation Raphael Adamek on Monday evening. Adamek’s departure from his post is effective June 30. In an email to Sousa dated April 8, Adamek said, “This was a challenging decision to make, but I feel that it is the right choice for me and my family. I am grateful for the 12 years that I have spent in the district, and I leave with deep appreciation for all the members of the MVSU community.” Adamek did not cite the reasoning behind his resignation, nor did he indicate what his next job opportunity may be.
In remarks regarding Fenn at the Monday evening board meeting, Sousa said, “I always continue to joke that there was one occasion in education where the clouds parted, and a resume fell on my desk, and it was James Fenn’s. I’ve known many directors of finance, and Jim has known some of them as well,” the superintendent continued, adding, “I’ve just appreciated Jim’s ability to problem solve and think things through and line us up in terms of our systems and approaches. When he was out on medical leave, we had someone sub in, and they jokingly said, ‘Why am I here? Because you have all the systems in place to make sure this is working.’ We will miss him deeply, but I know he’s just a short phone call away. I appreciate all he’s done to put us on the right path financially.”
For more on this, please see our May 7 edition of the Vermont Standard.
