Pittsfield principal to lead Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School in Longmeadow
Updated May 12, 2021;
LONGMEADOW Jared Materas has been named the new principal of Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School.
Materas, who is currently the principal at Egremont Elementary School in Pittsfield, succeeds interim Wolf Swamp Road School Principal Marie Pratt, who had come out of retirement to lead the elementary school last year. Pratt retired as principal of Blueberry Hill Elementary School in 2017.
Pratt replaced Elizabeth Nelson, who was named principal of Wolf Swamp Road in 2016. In September 2020, Nelson accepted the role of principal of Williams Middle School.
The principal search committee was comprised of Wolf Swamp Road School parents, teachers and staff. Dr. Marty O’Shea, superintendent of the Longmeadow Public Schools, described the screening process as thorough and lasting many weeks. Though the applicant pool had several experienced and qualified educators, Materas rose to the to