Mr. Weathers is proud to serve the students and families of Windham Public Schools as the Assistant Superintendent.  Windham is an incredible community and we truly have such amazing students, families, and staff.  All of his decision making is centered around the premise of doing what is best for our students and what is needed to best equip our students to succeed after they graduate from high school.

Having been in education since 1996, he has taught in multiple grades and subjects, with his favorite being mathematics.  Before coming to Windham in 2015, Mr. Weathers worked in Meriden Public Schools for fifteen years, where he spent the last eight years as the district's Supervisor of Mathematics.  In Windham, he initially served as the Director of Accountability, Performance, and Assessment as the district's test coordinator and overseeing state reporting before assuming responsibilities of the Assistant Superintendent in 2019. As the Assistant Superintendent, he works in conjunction with the Superintendent to oversee the instructional programming of Windham Public Schools and the overall operations of the facilities.

Mr. Weathers graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education from Central Connecticut State University in 1995, and later a Masters in Elementary Education in 2005. He earned his Certificate in Educational Leadership from Southern Connecticut State University in 2007.

Beth Brunet is a certified educator and leader in Windham and has been working in U.S. public education for 22 years. Prior to that, she taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) abroad. She began her Connecticut public schools career in Norwich, CT in 2003 as a Grades 1-5 New Arrivals ESOL teacher. In 2005, she became Norwich’s first Bilingual & ESOL Coordinator, where she led the Bilingual Education and ESOL programs and services, as well as wrote and implemented grants, delivered numerous professional learning initiatives, created district-wide interpretation and translation systems and a warehouse. In 2008, Ms. Brunet accepted a position as an Education Consultant with the State Education Resource Center (SERC), where she delivered state-wide and district professional development and technical assistance related to the education of English Learners, racial equity, cultural competence, differentiated instruction, SRBI, and co-teaching. Beth came to Windham in 2011, as the Director of ESOL, Bilingual Education, and World Languages, and served the district for the next three school years. During that time, she ensured compliance with federal Title III and state Bilingual Education law, expanded the Compañeros program and department staffing, and delivered professional development throughout the district. In 2014, Beth left the Windham Public Schools to serve over-age, under-credited Windham students in the then new Charter School downtown (Path Academy). There, Beth served as an ESOL teacher, a Science teacher, and as a part-time administrator. When Path Academy closed in 2018, Beth became the EL consultant at LEARN, one of the six Connecticut RESCs in southeastern CT. There, she provided district and regional professional development and technical assistance to the LEARN region school districts, as well as coordinated EL grants for the LEARN magnet schools and the LEARN Region Title III Consortium districts, facilitated the LEARN and EASTCONN Title III Consortium Councils, and developed state-wide PD sessions and online modules related to the education of English Learners. In the summer of 2021, at the encouragement of Windham staff, Ms. Brunet returned to the Windham Public Schools as the Director of Equity and Multilingual Education. She has been serving in this role since. She holds several content area certifications in PK-12 TESOL, Secondary Science, and Secondary History, as well as the 092 administration certification, and she is currently in an 093 superintendent certification program. Beth holds a Bachelors in English and French and a Masters in Applied Linguistics/TESOL, and has completed coursework beyond these degrees. Beth is dedicated to teaching, learning, and the building of programs that better serve Multilingual Learners in Connecticut’s schools with the education of Windham’s students and the success of Windham’s language programs at the very heart of this work.

Mr. Albie Harris was recently appointed the Executive Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives, supervising Food Services, IT, Facilities, Before and After School Programming, Summer School, School Construction Projects and a variety of operations initiatives. Mr. Albie Harris has been an administrator for Windham Public Schools (WPS) for the past 14 years and an educator for over 25 years. In the district, Albie has held the roles of High School Principal, Middle School Administrator, Executive Director for Administration & Operations, and most recently, Director of Secondary Education. Albie holds a 093 certification from UConn’s Executive Leadership Program as well as a 092 certificate he also completed at UConn. Throughout his tenure at WPS, he has been relied on as a utility player, supporting curriculum, instruction, school improvement initiatives, grant writing, transportation, safety and security and school renovation initiatives. Albie’s support with Windham High School has enabled the school-based leadership team to more effectively manage the day to day operations of the building. In fact, some of his suggestions for phasing the project resulted in a notable improvement to the time spent in the construction phase. Albie always has a smile on his face and wants to celebrate our students, schools and departments. We truly appreciate his positivity. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and his new Rottweiler puppy, Mocha.

Rita Parciak, MSA, is an experienced financial executive with a commitment to transparency and accountability.  Ms. Parciak has been with the Windham Public School District for a total of 14 years, with 6 years in her current position as the Associate Director of Finance.  Overseeing the district’s budget, payroll, purchasing, AP/AR, benefits, and grants, she is recognized as a leader in fiscal responsibility, running efficient operations and compliance with Federal and State audits and reporting.  In addition to managing the nearly $50M general fund budget, she oversees approximately $44M in federal and state grants and other funds.

Since Ms. Parciak's arrival, she has made numerous process improvements, including transitioning from paper timesheets to a universal KRONOS electronic timekeeping system; a conversion to a paperless payroll and human resources system; a restructuring of her department to a hierarchical structure, promoting professional growth for her team; development and updates to many finance-related policies and procedures. Ms. Parciak also provided crucial leadership during a time of transition with the district during the 2019-20 academic year.

Ms. Parciak received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Eastern Connecticut State University, and her Master of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Connecticut.

Grace M. Martinez is an experienced human resources executive with over 14 years working in public school districts. Ms. Martinez is responsible for leading the overall human resources strategy, talent acquisition, employee/labor relations, diversity and inclusion, compliance, negotiations, learning and development, organizational culture and development, and workforce planning. She leads a team that is focused on developing and implementing strategies that drive results, create a positive work environment, and accentuate increased levels of employee engagement.

Since Ms. Martinez's arrival in the summer of 2022, she has designed and implemented recruiting strategies in Puerto Rico to increase diversity. She has also revised the district's recruitment materials to showcase our culturally diverse district. She is the district's Team Leader of the Increasing Educator Diversity (IED) Plan, as well as the district's Title IX Coordinator. Ms. Martinez has also implemented the Employee Recognition Committee, a group that focuses on employee recognition and appreciation. Ms. Martinez and her team visit schools regularly to focus on employee engagement.

Ms. Martinez holds a BS from Bryant University, an AS from Fisher College, and she received her MBA with a concentration in Human Resources from Fitchburg State University. She is an active member in several Human Resources organizations, including AASPA, CASPA, CBIA, HRLA, MABE, NPERLA/ CONNPERLA and SHRM.