New Principals Named at Wallingford Schools

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Wallingford, CT — New principals were named at Dag Hammarskjold Middle School and E. C. Stevens Elementary School at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.

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The Meriden Record-Journal reports the school board also announced the retirement of longtime Business Manager Linda Winters and the promotion of Sashi Govin as director of the district’s adult education program.

Govin had been the principal at Dag Hammarskjold and will be replaced by Lyman Hall Assistant Principal Todd Snyder, according to the Record-Journal.

Wallingford resident Kristina Kiely, who has been a teacher in the district since 2001, was named the new principal at E.C. Stevens Elementary School. She replaces Nicholas Brophy, who left the district to become the new principal of Jefferson Science Magnet School in Norwalk.

Kiely started in the district as a first-grade teacher at Yalesville School and most recently served as an interventionist at Moses Y. Beach.

In addition to her elementary experience, Kiely holds certifications and expertise in Early Childhood Special Education and School Administration, according to Assistant Superintendent Cindy Lavalette.

“Taking on multiple leadership roles, Ms. Kiely chairs the district teacher/administrator evaluation committee, is an active member of the District Leadership Team, and has helped frame curriculum,” Lavalette said in an email to the Stevens community. “Ms. Kiely's positive energy, enthusiasm for helping students and teachers learn, and commitment to including families as partners in their child's education will make her an outstanding leader of Stevens School.”

Read more about Monday night’s school board meeting at the Meriden Record-Journal here.