Replaced Poughkeepsie High School principal given new position

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PHS Senior Emily DeJesus was visited by Principal Royce-Giron (on right) and an entire caravan of well-wishers prior to the 2020 graduation.

POUGHKEEPSIE – Kelleyann Royce-Giron has been replaced as the principal of Poughkeepsie High School (PHS) after the school district was ordered by the courts to reinstate Dr. Phee Simpson as principal.  Simpson had been the principal at PHS until the Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) terminated her in 2019.

When the district’s Board of Education (BOE) officially reinstated Dr. Simpson as PHS principal on July 1, Royce-Giron was given the title of “Principal on Special Assignment” at the annual salary of $137,025.

Royce-Giron had removed her belongings from the PHS principal’s office prior to the return of Simpson.  The district has not indicated where Ms. Royce-Giron’s new office is located.

When asked to define the title of “Principal on Special Assignment, schools Superintendent Dr. Eric Rosser told Mid-Hudson News, “The Principal on Special Assignment develops, implements, and coordinates projects for assigned areas and will be instrumental in supporting the positive youth development of PCSD students.”

Rosser said, “Given the value-added and unmatchable commitment that Principal Royce-Giron brings to positive youth development to PCSD students, the district has appointed her to the role of principal on special assignment.”




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