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The Impact of a Leader: GRPS Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal

The superintendent has been GRPS for 55 years.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Friday is the last day of school for students and teachers in the Grand Rapids Public School district. For one member of the GRPS team, this school year's ending is especially bittersweet.

GRPS Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal will retire in about one month. Her career with the district spans decades. Her positive impact on the students, teachers, and staff who comprise it will be felt for much longer.

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Many say it was Weatherall Neal who set the district on it's current course, making improvement after improvement.

13 ON YOUR SIDE's Angela Cunningham sat down for a special one-on-one interview with the Superintendent to talk about her impact and her legacy.

You can see the full interview here:

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