Principal

New principals named locally

Posted on Thursday, July 15th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jim Russell, Masslive
Date: 7/13/2021
Link: Complete Article

Michelle Hernandez will be the next principal at the K-6 Fort River Elementary School in town. Amherst Regional Superintendent Michael Morris, on Monday, confirmed her appointment. In a message to parents, caregivers and staff, he wrote that Hernandez “will begin her tenure on August 2, 2021, after completing her commitments to her current school.” She… [Read More]

ARHS principal Gene Jones to resign for North Carolina job

Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 7/9/2020
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — An appointment to a principal position at a North Carolina high school is prompting Amherst Regional High School Principal Gene Jones to resign after one year in the district. In a letter to families in the district sent Wednesday evening, Jones wrote that he would be resigning effective July 24, following his appointment as principal of the… [Read More]

Gill Elementary hires new principal

Posted on Thursday, June 4th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Recorder
Date: 6/3/2020
Link: Complete Article

GILL — Lisa Desjarlais has been hired as the new principal of Gill Elementary School. She will start July 1. Desjarlais replaces Connor Driscoll, who has been principal for five years. Earlier this spring, Driscoll accepted a job as principal of Hatfield Elementary School, citing that it is similar to Gill Elementary but closer to his home…. [Read More]

Diego Sharon named new principal of Amherst Regional Middle School

Posted on Monday, June 1st, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 5/28/2020
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — Diego Sharon, dean of students at Amherst Regional Middle School, will begin his tenure as the school’s new principal on July 1. On Thursday, Superintendent Michael Morris named Sharon to the position, following a national search and positive feedback from the school community. Sharon, one of three finalists to become the first permanent… [Read More]

Williamstown Elementary, Mount Greylock Principals Named

Posted on Friday, May 29th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Stephen Dravis, iberkshires.com
Date: 5/29/2020
Link: Complete Article

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Faced with two strong contenders or a single principal position, the Mount Greylock Regional School District hired them both. Superintendent Kimberley Grady on Thursday afternoon announced she has named Jake Schutz to be the principal at Mount Greylock Regional School and Kristen Thompson to the corner office at Williamstown Elementary. Schutz is… [Read More]

The people’s principal: Jackson Street School leader says goodbye after three decades in district

Posted on Monday, May 4th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 5/4/2020
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — Gwen Agna initially hesitated when she was offered the role of interim principal at Bridge Street School in 1993. She stayed up all night writing a letter to then-school superintendent Bruce Willard “about all the things I couldn’t do,” she recalled. “I said, ‘I don’t yell at children. I don’t fix boilers,’” thinking that was how she would… [Read More]

Hatfield taps 2 finalists for Principal position

Posted on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Staff Writer, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 3/24/2020

HATFIELD — Principals at two elementary schools in Franklin County are finalists to become the next principal at Hatfield Elementary School beginning July 1. Conor Driscoll, principal at Gill Elementary School in Gill since 2015, and Lindsay Rodriguez, principal at Hawlemont Elementary School in Charlemont since 2018, were selected from 31 applicants for the position…. [Read More]

Teacher Lauren Brown set to temporarily lead Northampton’s Jackson Street School

Posted on Thursday, February 20th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 2/20/2019
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — A fifth grade teacher who is training to be a school leader has been named Jackson Street School’s interim principal for next school year. Superintendent John Provost announced earlier this month that he intends to appoint Lauren Brown to temporarily succeed longtime principal Gwen Agna, who will retire at the end of the… [Read More]

Principal leaving Discovery School at Four Corners

Posted on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 12/31/2019
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — Jake Toomey has worked in every grade level of education from preschool to 12th grade. So it seems fitting to him to add higher education to his resumé. The 41-year-old said he will step down as principal of the Discovery School at Four Corners on Friday to take over as the director of… [Read More]

Vaillancourt named NHS principal

Posted on Monday, December 23rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 12/22/2019
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — After an independent investigation found that the principal search committee’s work was “proper,” Lori Vaillancourt will be the new principal of Northampton High School, subject to contract negotiations, Superintendent John Provost announced Friday. After more than a decade at the high school, Principal Bryan Lombardi left over the summer for another position. This fall, two… [Read More]