Jean Meo

Vice Chair

North Smithfield School Board

Tenure and Service

Jean Meo has served on the School Board since her election in 2024 and was named Vice Chairperson starting in 2025.

In The News

  • July 9, 2026 TVB: Jean Meo is noted to be currently serving as a member of the School Board.

  • July 2, 2026 TVB: Meo appeared before the Town Council to advocate for restoring school funding, proposing a compromise that would shift $300,000 from capital to operating budget while citing declining state aid and rising contractual costs.

  • June 11, 2026 TVB: As Vice Chairperson of the North Smithfield School Committee, Jean Meo congratulated the graduates for their hard work along with the teachers, role models, friends, and family who supported them.

  • January 24, 2026 NRI: Meo said hearing from the student presenters "made her proud" of the committee's work, calling the students "fine examples of the positive things that take place in North Smithfield schools."

  • November 26, 2025 TVB | NRI: Meo, marking St. Jean's retirement announcement, noted the average superintendent tenure is six years and said "your shoes will be very, very hard to fill."

  • November 19, 2025 NRI: Meo called NSMS's Special Olympics National Unified Champion School honor "such an honor," saying the student athletes "are our heroes."

  • October 30, 2025 TVB: As Vice Chair, Jean Meo thanked resident Valerie Fleury for her presentation on the insurance issue, noting it helped contextualize the district's legal limits while underscoring the need for more flexibility.

  • June 12, 2025 TVB: Meo, delivering NSHS's Class of 2025 graduation remarks 30 years after speaking at her own daughter's graduation, told her granddaughter's class "memories take us back to the past, but dreams take us forward."

  • March 27, 2025 TVB: Meo noted that the Town Council had pushed for years to make the athletic director position full-time, citing the need for stability after years of turnover.

  • January 30, 2025 TVB: As a board member, Jean Meo expressed being touched by the students' appreciation, saying "We do this for the students and our joy is seeing them thrive and succeed... I can't thank you enough."