Academic distress commision leader resigns

YOUNGSTOWN — The chairwoman of the Youngstown City Schools Academic Distress Commission has announced her resignation.

Also, the commission has implemented a high school principal salary scale higher than what the city school board rejected.

Adrienne O’Neill, chairwoman since January 2012, plans to retire from her position with Stark Education Partners in September. Because of recent health issues, she hasn’t been able to make up time she’s spent working on commission business at her job.

“It’s my 50th year full time in education,” she said.

Her resignation from the Academic Distress Commission is effective June 30 or whenever Richard Ross, state superintendent of public instruction, appoints a replacement. O’Neill actually became chairwoman when Ross left the city schools commission to become director of Gov. John Kasich’s Office of 21st Century Education.

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