I
am very pleased to report that Commissioner Gist has undergone surgery and that
it went extremely well, with no apparent complications. The Commissioner is
making a fine recovery so far, and her doctors expect that she will be able to
leave the hospital within a day or two.
The
many messages of support that the Commissioner has received from across the
entire community have been a great comfort to her during this ordeal. I join
with all friends of education in Rhode Island in hoping and expecting that
Commissioner Gist will make a rapid and full recovery and that she will soon be
able to resume her important work on behalf of Rhode Island
students.
