The Peru Gazette

The AuSable Valley Central School Board of Education is excited to announce the naming of Mr. Michael Francia as our new Superintendent of Schools officially starting on August 1, 2022. Mr. Francia will be taking over when our current and long-serving Superintendent, Mr. Paul D. Savage II, officially retires in September after almost 18 years of outstanding leadership at AVCS. Mike is currently the Principal of the Keeseville Elementary School in our school district and has served in that position since 2019. Previous to his appointment as the Principal at KES, Mike was an Elementary Teacher in the Peru CSD for 15 years. Mike resides in Peru with his wife Kate and 2 elementary school-age children John and Anna. Mike possesses a wide breadth of educational knowledge, a strong compassion for children, and we are confident will help continue to move our district forward with solid leadership and great vision. We look forward to welcoming him as our new Superintendent starting in August and we thank Mr. Savage for his many years of terrific leadership at AVCS.

Additionally, the Board and I would like to sincerely thank the interview committee members for their dedication and commitment throughout the interview process. We were very pleased with the high quality applicants as well as the process used to complete the search.

Thank you and have a wonderful evening.