School officials said the appointments should help bring stability to the school district.
LUDLOW – Interim School Superintendent Kenneth J. Grew has announced the appointment of two new principals.
The first is Lisa Nemeth, who will serve as principal of Ludlow High School. She has been an assistant principal at Chicopee High School.
School Committee member James P. “Chip” Harrington said Nemeth was the choice for the high school principal position a year ago, but former School Superintendent Theresa M. Kane appointed Gina Flanagan to the position. Flanagan left to take a position as principal of East Longmeadow High School.
Harrington said he feels Nemeth will be a good choice for Ludlow High School.
“She lives in Ludlow and she has two children in the Ludlow school system,” Harrington said. “I am excited for the fall. I feel we have brought some good people on board.”
The other appointment announced by Grew is Susan Pease as principal of Chapin Street Elementary School.
Pease, a third grade teacher at Chapin, has previously served as Chapin's interim principal, Grew said.
Nemeth and Pease join other new administrative appointments announced by Grew. The other new appointments are: Diana Roy, curriculum director; Eva Tillotson, director of student support services; Thomas Welch, principal of East Street Elementary School; and Melissa Knowles, principal of Veterans Park Elementary School.
All the appointments are for one year, with the exception of Nemeth, who has been appointed for three years.
Grew said that if all the new appointees perform well this year, he will consider extending their contracts to three-year contracts.
Both Grew and School Committee Chairman Michael J. Kelliher said their goal in making the new appointments is to bring “stability” to the school district.