Youanes

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Schools announced the appointment of Joe Youanes as the deputy superintendent of curriculum and instruction.

This is a new position where Youanes will be working closely with Superintendent John Tafelski to push forward the district’s goals to create “a community of excellence” while providing “an inclusive, diverse, safe, and student-first environment,” according to a Royal Oak Schools press release.

Youanes has been in the district for 12 years now, starting as the assistant principal at the middle school. For eight years, Youanes was the principal at Adams Elementary, and then in the last three years he has been the executive director of curriculum and instruction.

“I am always trying to find a way to have a larger impact, a bigger impact on the larger

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