Sandra Ingalls Named New Principal at Eli Whitney School

Sandra Ingalls has been named principal of Eli Whitney Intermediate School, effective July 1, 2012.

She will replace Robert Fenton, who has announced his retirement at the end of the current school year.

Ingalls is currently an assistant principal at John F. Kennedy Middle School, and previously served as interim principal at Enfield Street School. She has worked for the Enfield Public Schools for the past fifteen years, as a teacher, school counselor, math consultant and behavioral specialist prior to entering administration.  

Ingalls has served on numerous building and district committees, including the Professional Learning Committee and PIE (Partners in Education).  She serves as chairperson for the Enfield Teacher of the Year Committee, and has served on the advisory board for ERfC afterschool program for several years.  This past school year, she has been active with the district-wide safe school climate initiatives.

Prior to her career in Enfield, Ingalls worked in the towns of Tolland and South Windsor.

In a letter to Eli Whitney parents being sent home with students Friday, Ingalls expressed her excitement at the upcoming move.

"I am honored to have been appointed to this position and I look forward to the upcoming school year," she wrote. "Eli Whitney Intermediate School has had a wonderful inaugural year under the leadership of Mr. Robert Fenton. Mr. Fenton is a well respected educator and I am proud to be following in his footsteps. I look forward to working with the outstanding educators at Eli Whitney. I also look forward to working with you and all members of the Eli Whitney learning community. Most of all, I look forward to working with your children. They are the pride and joy of their parents and guardians, their teachers and the community. They deserve our very best efforts each and every day.  I promise you, I will do just that."