Grew will advertise for principals of Ludlow High School and Chapin Street Elementary School.
LUDLOW – The School Committee has voted to authorize Interim School Superintendent Kenneth J. Grew to advertise for a new principal of Ludlow High School and a new principal of Chapin Street Elementary School.
The school district hired Gina Flanagan as principal of Ludlow High School a year ago, but she has left to take a job as principal of East Longmeadow High School.
Dakin also has left the school district.
The School Committee also voted to authorize Grew to see whether there are any candidates who were interviewed a year ago who are qualified and interested in taking the high school principal position and to see if there are any candidates from within the Ludlow school system who could serve as an elementary principal.
When School Superintendent Theresa M. Kane announced she was leaving to take a job as superintendent in East Windsor, Conn., four administrators announced they would be leaving also.
Some of the administrators cited “philosophical differences” with the School Committee.
The East Street School principal position and the Veterans Park principal position already have been filled.
The School Committee hopes to fill the high school principal position and the Chapin Street Elementary School position by the time school starts in the fall.
Grew said his goal is to bring stability to the school district.
Kane and the School Committee disagreed about redistricting the elementary schools and the need for academic coaches to coach teachers to bring up the district’s MCAS scores.
School Committee member James P. “Chip” Harrington said, “The past is the past. It’s time to move on.”
Harrington said he is hopeful that MCAS scores will improve and teacher morale will improve.
School Committee Chairman Michael J. Kelliher said he looks forward to getting “stability” back in the school district.