Melissa Aviles-Ramos will replace the outgoing David Banks.
Current Schools Chancellor David Banks informed the mayor of his plans to resign effective Dec. 31, 2024; the developments come amid a series of investigations surrounding City Hallannounced a new head of New York City schools to oversee the largest public district in the country on Wednesday, a day after news broke that theDeputy Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos will take the helm.
In making the announcement Wednesday, Adams described Aviles-Ramos as a lifelong educator who has been with the city's public schools for more than two decades. He said she has a proven record of raising graduation rates."As a former teacher and a mom of a public-school student, I believe strongly in our work and in maintaining stability through this transition," Aviles-Ramos said Wednesday.
Aviles-Ramos started her career as an English teacher at Truman High School in 2007 before moving on to become the principal at Schuylerville Preparatory High School, where she increased the graduation rate from 23 percent to 68 percent in her first year, and from 68 percent to 83 percent in her second year with approximately 71 percent of English language learner students being deemed as college ready.
She went on to serve as a senior executive director of program implementation in the Office of the First Deputy Chancellor before transitioning to chief of staff to Chancellor Banks, then ascending to her current role of deputy chancellor of family and community engagement and external affairs. Aviles-Ramos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University, and a Master of Arts degree from CUNY City College. She is a mother to a daughter.
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