(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

According to a press release sent Wednesday, the Beaver Area Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Carrie Rowe on Monday, December 20, 2021. Rowe is leaving the school district to become a member of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, serving as the Director of the Bureau of School Support.

Dr. Rowe had served as a staff member at Beaver since 2004, beginning on the administrative team, accepting a position as Middle School Principal, and eventually becoming the Superintendent in 2016. During her tenure, Dr. Rowe helped the Beaver School District to a Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Award and a National Blue Ribbon Award.

Rowe will remain Superintendent until the end of January 2021, at which point she will begin her new position.