Mansfield School Administrator Michael Seal Heading To Guilford

MANSFIELD, CT — Vinton Elementary School Principal Michael Seal has accepted a job as principal of Calvin Leete Elementary School in Guilford.

Mansfield Superintendent of Schools Kelly Lyman made the announcement Tuesday after the Guilford Board of Education approved the appointment the previous evening.

In May 2016, Seal was named principal at Vinton, succeeding James Palmer, who retired after 34 years as a local educator. He was about to become the Mansfield School system's director of teaching and learning, a position created for the 2022-23 school year, Lyman said.

In a letter to Mansfield officials, Seal called the move "bittersweet."

Lyman and incoming Superintendent Peter Dart said the director's job will be a priority. They also wished Seal "the best of luck."