Gresham-Barlow School District Selects Katrise Perera as Superintendent

GRESHAM, OR — While Portland Public Schools suffered a setback on Thursday regarding its search for a new superintendent to lead the district, the Gresham-Barlow School Board proudly announced its May 4 selection of Dr. Katrise Perera as its new superintendent beginning July 1.

The former national director of McGraw Hill Education’s urban markets division, Perera comes to Gresham-Barlow with a wealth of experience in education, including four years spent as superintendent of the Isle of Wight County Schools in Smithfield, Virginia — for which Perera was named the National Association of School Superintendents’ 2015 Superintendent of the Year.

Perera was selected from a pool of 59 applicants, according to school district statement.

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"Dr. Katrice Perera has extensive experience as an educator in a wide variety of settings," said School Board Vice Chair Kris Howatt in an email to Patch Friday. "She also has a strong commitment to equity. Dr. Perera is an educational leader who is dedicated to ensuring all students are successful each and every day."

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