Kristen Smidy named Gateway Regional School District superintendent
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Published: 4/8/2021 8:05:47 PM
HUNTINGTON The Gateway Regional District School Committee has named Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional High School, as the district’s next superintendent.
The committee voted 11-1 on Wednesday to offer Smidy the job. She was one of four finalists for the position chosen from among a pool of 22 applicants and eight semifinalists.
School Committee Chairwoman Michele Crane said that Smidy’s contract will be reviewed in an executive session next Wednesday with the aim of finalizing it that night.
“I am really proud of the district and the committee for running a really open-minded process,” Crane said.
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She was among four finalists for the position.
Her appointment is subject to successful negotiations of a labor contract, which are scheduled on Thursday.
The goal is for Bonneville to be in place by July 1, regional school board chair Margaret Larson said on Monday.
The other finalists were Beth Choquette, the principal at Bridge Street School in Northampton; the Oxford school district assistant superintendent Susan Henrichon; and Stacey Jenkins, an internal candidate, who is principal at Anne T. Dunphy elementary school in Williamsburg.
In addition to Williamsburg and the K-6 school in town, the district includes K-6 schools in Westhampton, and in Southampton, and a regional Chesterfield-Goshen K-6.
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Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional, stands with her son Andrew Smidy in front of the school in March 2020. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 3/1/2021 9:19:52 PM
HUNTINGTON Four finalists have been named in the search for the next superintendent for the Gateway Regional School District.
The finalists include Hampshire Regional High School Principal Kristen Smidy and Gateway Regional School District Pupil Services Director Kurt Garivaltis, as well as Battenkill Valley (Arlington, Vermont) Supervisory Union Superintendent William Bazyk and East Longmeadow High School Principal Gina Flanagan.
The finalists were selected by the Superintendent Search Subcommittee of the Gateway Regional District School Committee.
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