As part of the state takeover of the Providence School Department, changes are being made in the central office.  Art Nevins, education policy advisor to the governor is the new interim chief of staff. A new chief operations officer replaces the chief human relations person to oversee administration, finances and human resources. Because state Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green now has total control of the district, the mayor, city council and school board are no longer part of the organizational chart.