GlenOak High School Freshman Principal Scott Esporite has decided to retire at the end of this school year.
Esporite has been an educator and administrator for 18 years in the Plain Local Schools district. Esporite has been in multiple buildings in the district. He was the principal of Avondale Elementary School for five years, was the principal at Taft Elementary School for six years, and is now serving his eighth year at GlenOak High School. Before coming to Plain Local School, Esportie worked for Akron Public Schools, teaching at Innes Middle School for three years and over seven years as a principal at Hyre Middle School.
“I wanted to give back to what my teachers and educators have done for me,” Esporite said. “And so; I worked at Avondale, Taft and eventually made my way to GlenOak.”
Esporite had expressed his desire to pursue teaching because his father had also been an educator when he was younger.
“My dad was my hero, and I wanted to make a difference for what he did,” Esporite said.
As well as expressing affection for his father, Esporite decided to retire to take care of and spend some more time with his mother who had some health issues.
“My mom is someone I knew that without her I wouldn’t be where I am today,” Esporite said. “I want to be there for her like she’s been there for me.”
Now, looking back on past experiences, Esporite begins to reflect on his favorite moments of being an educator while retirement is rapidly approaching.
“My favorite year of education was in 2007 when I became the principal of Avondale and taught in the building my dad first taught in,” Esporite said. “I was really excited to be in it, and even saw some old pictures of my dad when he first taught there.”
Besides his role as freshman principal, Esportie also oversaw the English department. Esporite was more experienced with math–which led to some challenges along the way as he navigated the department.
“He wasn’t as familiar with the English Language Art content because he was in math for so long,” English teacher Jessica Cunninghman said. “He looked at it more with a data perspective rather than as an art.”
As time passed, Esporite soon became more adjusted and familiar with the English content.
“He was always the math guy, but he ended up being really good for the English department because he knew the expectations and knew what we needed to do,” English teacher Susan Barry said. ‘He gave us the opportunity to do creative things in our own way as well.”
Now, Esporite has been considered one of the best fits as head of the English department due to his current progress.
“It was a pleasant challenge, but a challenge nonetheless,” Cunningham said. “We worked really hard together to get where we are now.”
Esporite also knows that his past teachings will continue to echo amongst the younger generation of students–especially those in GlenOak.

“I always run into students that I had when I was in Akron, and they’d always tell me that they remembered the pieces of advice I gave them,” Esporite said. “I guess if the kids carried out or listened to one piece of advice that I gave them, then that would be my hope for a legacy.”
Overall, Esporite has achieved a lot in both his educational career and in Plain Local Schools, and looks forward to spending more time with his family and seeing the community grow.
“I love coming to school, I love working with kids and people,” Esporite said. “I come for kids and people.”