New Gateway superintendent Kristen Smidy agrees on contract with school district
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Published: 4/15/2021 12:53:25 PM
HUNTINGTON – Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional High School, has agreed to a contract with the Gateway Regional School District to be its next superintendent.
“I am ready for this next step,” said Smidy. “I feel really honored that they selected me.”
Smidy, who also serves as the principal for Hampshire Regional’s middle school, will officially start in the new job on Aug. 1 with her last day at Hampshire Regional on July 31.
“I hope to provide great support for the new principal coming in,” Smidy, 37, said. “My work is definitely not done.”