Cape school board’s Roni Posner to step down

Cape Henlopen school board member Roni Posner will step down from the board effective June 30, 2019.

Superintendent Bob Fulton announced Posner’s resignation at the Dec. 13 school board meeting, saying Posner was an integral part of district leadership for eight years.

“She was an extremely active board member, always taking time to find the positives in others,” Fulton said. “She will be missed, but I am sure will continue to be an active Cape community member, supporting our efforts to improve each and every day.”

Fulton said a special election will not be held to fill Posner’s term, which ends in June 2020. Instead, her at-large seat will be included in the May 14, 2019, election, and will be for the remaining year of her five-year term, July 1, 2019, until June 30, 2020.

First elected to the board in 2010, Posner was reelected in 2015. She spent more than 35 years in education, serving as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent of New England schools and in the U.S. Department of Education.

School board President Alison Myers said Posner’s vast experience has been an asset to Cape.

“I have always admired her thoughtful approach to board topics,” Myers said. “She has been, and I’m sure will remain, a huge supporter of the Cape Henlopen School District.”

Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman said Posner always attended school events.

“From concerts to plays, she was there to support the kids and staff,” Nauman said. “She always found the best part of the event and made sure to give the school a ‘mazel tov’ for the performance. Her support of our district and leadership will be greatly missed.”

In an email, Posner said the board’s greatest success has been its increased focus on policies rather than operations and management.

“School boards' central responsibility is to provide insight and roadways to success via operating policies while not getting down into the detail of the district's day-to-day management and operations,” she said.