LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield school superintendent Jane Tremblay announced Tuesday that she will be retiring at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
Tremblay, a Danvers resident, made the announcement via a Nov. 19 letter addressed to parents and guardians that she shared on Facebook.
In the letter, Tremblay wrote, “This was not an easy decision for me and one that I have reflected upon deeply for the better part of the past year.
“I am truly blessed and privileged to have spent the past 33 years as an educator in the Lynnfield Public Schools. My time spent as a classroom teacher, elementary principal, and superintendent has brought me immeasurable personal and professional happiness and gratification.”
Tremblay began her career in Lynnfield as a Huckleberry Hill School teacher and moved up the ranks to principal of the Summer Street School before succeeding Thomas Jefferson as superintendent on July 1, 2014.
School Committee chairman Jamie Hayman, in brief remarks at the start of Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting at the Al Merritt Center, thanked Tremblay for her service and said she left an indelible mark on the community.
“In her 33 years, she has served as a teacher, an award-winning principal and superintendent and we are in a much better place because of Jane,” said Hayman. “We thank you for your service and for the impact you made in the district for reaching out. We have much time to celebrate her many accomplishments. It will no doubt be a challenge to find someone like her, someone who will push forward the priorities of the district.”
Hayman assured the attendees that the search for Tremblay’s successor will be fully transparent and that the committee will solicit input from the community.
“We have the rest of the school year to plan for a successor and will be posting updates on a regular basis to keep everyone informed,”
Hayman said.
Tremblay said the primary reason she is retiring is to spend more time with her family.
“I have three children, my son just recently got engaged and I really want to be more involved in their lives now that they are getting older and maybe beginning to start families,” Tremblay said. “I’m not sure how, but it’s time for me to grow in other ways and it’s exciting to think I have something more to give. I don’t know that is now, but there’s plenty of time to figure it out.
“I also think it’s exciting for Lynnfield. “We had a great team these last six years, but it’s great for the community to bring in someone with a different lens to take it to the next level.”
