Kotek taps fired GAPS superintendent Melissa Goff as education advisor
Melissa Goff, former superintendent fired from Greater Albany Public Schools, will serve as Oregon Gov.-elect Tina Kotek's education adviser, Kotek...
Melissa Goff, former superintendent fired from Greater Albany Public Schools, will serve as Oregon Gov.-elect Tina Kotek's education adviser, Kotek announced in a press release Friday, Jan. 6.After serving in Albany for two years, Goff was terminated from GAPS under a no-cause clause in her contract by the newly elected school board in July 2021. The move came at a raucous meeting, with reaction among spectators split between for and against.The reason behind the firing wasn't crystal clear. Board members did not publicly discuss their beefs with Goff and did not say why they made the motion to terminate the contract.