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Deputy Whip Ackerman welcomes RI Principal of the Year to State House

 

STATE HOUSE — House Deputy Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman welcomed Cheryl Vaughn, principal of Community Elementary School and Rhode Island’s 2025 Elementary Principal of the Year, to the State House Tuesday.

“It is hard to think of a more deserving recipient of this award,” said Representative Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln). “Principal Vaughn is well-known for her exceptional leadership, attention to detail and commitment to building relationships with the families, faculty and staff of her school — qualities that have been instrumental in making Community one of the top-ranked schools in Rhode Island. On behalf of the entire Cumberland delegation, it is my honor to recognize Principal Vaughn as our Elementary Principal of the Year.”

Representative Ackerman was joined by the rest of the Cumberland House delegation in presenting Principal Vaughn with a citation recognizing her outstanding achievements and distinguished honor of receiving this award.

During Principal Vaughn’s tenure, Community Elementary School received a National Blue Ribbon School award from the U.S. Department of Education, a recognition earned by only 342 schools nationwide. This year Community was ranked as the second-best elementary school in Rhode Island by US News and World Report.

Principal Vaughn was given her award by the Rhode Island Association of School Principals at in a Feb. 10 ceremony at the Community Elementary gymnasium in Cumberland, where she has been principal since 2017.

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