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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING JOSEPH B. GOHO, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NORTH

PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, FOR BEING NAMED THE "2025

RHODE ISLAND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR" BY THE RHODE ISLAND

SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Tikoian, Patalano, LaMountain, Felag, Dimitri, Bell,
Lauria, and McKenney

     Date Introduced: January 27, 2025

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Joseph B. Goho was chosen by the Rhode Island Superintendents

Association at its general membership meeting on August 13, 2024, as superintendent of the year

by his colleagues in recognition of his work as superintendent of the North Providence School

Department; and

     WHEREAS, Joseph B. Goho earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English at Providence

College, earned a MAT in English at Rhode Island College, and a Master of Education

Administration Degree at Providence College. He began his distinguished professional career in

public education when he accepted a position to serve as an English teacher at Roger Williams

Middle School, and later at both Mount Pleasant and Classical High Schools; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Goho began his administrative career in education when he accepted a

position to serve as the Assistant Principal at North Providence High School. He then proceeded

to serve as the Principal of North Providence High School from 1999 to 2019, where he gained a

reputation for being a tireless worker, an outstanding leader and administrator, and a caring and

compassionate individual who strove daily to make a positive difference in the lives of the

students, their families, and the teachers and staff at North Providence High School; and

     WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding work, Joseph Goho was selected in 2019 to

serve as the Superintendent of Public Schools in North Providence, a position he still holds.

During his tenure as Superintendent, Mr. Goho has focused a large portion of his time and energy

on improving student achievement by upgrading school facilities. He has collaborated

successfully with Town officials to attain the successful passage of much-needed school

construction bonds amounting to $200 million dollars; and

     WHEREAS, Thanks in large part to Superintendent Goho's outstanding leadership, the

North Providence School Department will soon have built four new elementary schools, a new

central office administration building, a remodeled high school auditorium and library media

center, upgraded middle school gymnasiums and cafeterias, and renovated athletic fields. Upon

completion of these new construction projects, every public elementary school student in North

Providence will be able to attend a brand-new and state-of-the-art school, while students in the

middle school and high school level will learn in modernized facilities; and

     WHEREAS, Under Superintendent Goho's guidance and direction, the North Providence

Public School Department introduced new high-quality curricula programs for English Language

Arts, Mathematics, and Science, to include new research-based "walk-through" protocols to

ensure the new curriculum is being properly implemented and to enhance teaching and learning.

Additional resources and staffing have been provided to support K-12 multilingual learners, and

grants have been attained and are being used to create new elementary programs to support

differently-abled students in order to allow more of them to learn in their neighborhood schools;

and

     WHEREAS, Superintendent Goho has also focused much of his efforts to improve

Career and Technical Education in North Providence and thanks to his hard-work in this area,

many new career and technical education (CTE) pathways have been developed at North

Providence High School, and new CTE feeder system programs have been added at both North

Providence middle schools; and

     WHEREAS, In 2024, North Providence public schools had record-breaking participation

and double digit passing score increases on Advanced Placement (AP) tests. All of these positive

developments and results are a testament to the success Mr. Goho has had as an education leader

and in his position as the Superintendent of Public Schools in North Providence; and

     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island School Superintendents Association "Superintendent of

the Year" Award annually "recognizes outstanding achievement in school district leadership,

dedication to the education of all children, commitment to the community, and service to the

Rhode Island School Superintendents Association". It is most fitting and deserving that Joseph B.

Goho, Superintendent of the North Providence Public Schools Department, has been named the

recipient of the "2025 Rhode Island Superintendent of the Year" Award; and

     WHEREAS, Joseph Goho resides in Lincoln, with his wife Melissa, and his children. Mr.

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Goho has been a member of the Lincoln Public Schools School Committee since 2016; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby heartily congratulates

Joseph B. Goho, Superintendent of the North Providence Public School Department, on being

named the recipient of the "2025 Rhode Island Superintendent of the Year "Award; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Joseph B. Goho.

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