Curtin is the former assistant principal at Sullivan Elementary School in Holyoke.
WILBRAHAM – Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea has appointed Lisa Osgood Curtin as the new principal of Soule Road School.
Curtin is the former assistant principal at Sullivan Elementary School in Holyoke, where she has worked since 2004. Prior to being named assistant principal, Curtin was the literacy coach at Sullivan School for a number of years. Sullivan has approximately 600 students in grades K through 8.
She replaces Mary Goodwin as principal of Soule Road School. Goodwin is retiring after working in the school district since 1995.
O’Shea said Curtin will be introduced to the regional School Committee at its July 12 meeting.
Before she joined the Holyoke public schools, Curtin was an elementary teacher in South Hadley and a literacy instructor to teachers for the Hampshire Educational Collaborative.
She has a master’s degree in education, with a focus on curriculum, instruction and literacy, from Lesley University. Her undergraduate degree, a bachelor of arts degree in English, is from Mount Holyoke College.
Curtin will assume her duties on July 25.
O’Shea said, “We had many good applicants for the position, but Lisa Curtin rose to the top of the list during the interview process.”
He said that Curtin’s credentials and depth of knowledge and experience in literacy, curriculum and instruction, as well as her professionalism and high level of energy, “make her a great choice as the new leader at Soule Road Elementary School.”