GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Dr. Tawana Grover has announced she intends to resign from her position as superintendent at Grand Island Public Schools.

Among the many pursuits and projects were the successful revisioning of Grand Island Senior High and the launch of the Academies model. 

She led the district in the development of its first comprehensive five-year strategic plan. 

Other notable achievements include strengthening the infrastructure of Early Childhood Education and transforming the old Shopko store into the state-of-the-art O’Connor Learning Center; becoming the first district in the state to earn a GearUP Promise grant bringing more than $13 million to the district for college prep; developed an extracurricular excellence plan; earned “Demonstration Schools of Rigor” status for the first time in the district; launched Nebraska’s first registered apprenticeship program, and more.  

Grover has proudly served as the district’s Superintendent for seven school years after starting at GIPS in that role in the summer of 2016.

Grover intends to formally offer her resignation at the next Board of Education meeting on Monday, Dec. 12.