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February 14, 2008

Central Falls school chair named to Board of Regents

Governor Carcieri has selected Anna Cano-Morales, chairwoman of the Central Falls School Board, as his nominee for the State Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education.

Cano-Morales would replace Gary Grove, who has served on the board for nine years and whose term is expiring.

The Board of Regents oversees secondary and elementary education in the state, and is the chief policy-setting body. The three-year appointment must first be approved by the state Senate.

Cano-Morales is also senior community philanthropy officer at the Rhode Island Foundation and a member of the Urban Education Task Force.

Through her work with the Central Falls school district, Carcieri said, such as her work forging a relationship between the University of Rhode Island and Central Falls schools, Cano-Morales has “demonstrated her commitment to improving education in Rhode Island.”

“I am honored to be chosen,” Cano Morales said in a statement. “And I look forward to working under (Chairman of the Board of Regents) Justice Flanders on policies and issues that are pressing in today’s education system.”

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