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Oyster River Names Interim Mast Way Elementary School Principal

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River Names Interim Mast Way Elementary School Principal

Oyster River High School Assistant Director of Special Education Misty Lowe has been selected as Mast Way Elementary School’s interim principal for the 2019-2020 school year. Lowe has four children, from left: Haley Manchester, Noah Lowe, Caleb Manchester, Misty Lowe and Taylor Neal. (Courtesy Photo Misty Lowe)

LEE — Superintendent Jim Morse is pleased to share that Misty Lowe, assistant director of special education at Oyster River High School, has been selected to fill the role of interim principal at Mast Way Elementary next year.

Lowe has worked at Oyster River Cooperative School District for approximately six years, and will serve as Mast Way Elementary School’s interim principal for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year. Her first day in her new role will be July 1.

The district began the search for an interim principal after current Mast Way Elementary School Principal Carrie Vaich announced this May that she would be leaving her post at the end of the school year. 

An Arkansas native, Lowe moved to New Hampshire in 1999. Lowe has held a variety of roles throughout her career in education, and has worked as a paraeducator, elementary school teacher, middle and high school level special education teacher, building level coordinator, special education director and assistant principal.

“I feel driven to do this work and passionate about serving our children in the community,” Lowe said. “My goal while at Mast Way is to first learn about the school community and become a part of it. I also want to honor the hard work that the staff, students and families of this school have done over the years to become a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School.”

In 2018, Mast Way was also honored as the only National Blue Ribbon School in the state for its academic performance.

In addition to her career in education at Oyster River Cooperative School District, Lowe also serves on her local school board in Strafford.

“Misty has demonstrated a passion for education and student growth that makes her a wonderful fit for this role,” Superintendent Morse said. “She has a knack for supporting students in reaching their goals and helping staff execute their best work. We’re looking forward to having her join the Mast Way community.”

The district will begin a search for Principal Vaich’s permanent replacement for the 2020-2021 school year in November. The search will be a thorough process that will include a wide range of stakeholders.

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Oyster River Cooperative School District Says Goodbye to Principal Carrie Vaich

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River Cooperative School District Says Goodbye to Principal Carrie Vaich

DURHAM – Superintendent James Morse announces that Carrie Vaich is leaving her position as Mast Way Elementary School Principal at the end of this year.

Principal Vaich has chosen to move on from her position at Mast Way Elementary School for personal reasons, and will end her seven-year career with the district this June.

“Carrie has been a dedicated, supportive principal throughout her career at Mast Way, and has helped her students and staff flourish and grow,” Superintendent Morse said. “She will be missed greatly, and we wish her the very best in her future endeavors.”

During her career at Mast Way, Principal Vaich started a full day kindergarten program, implemented the Eureka Math Program and supported improvements to the school’s mental health and wellness agenda.

In 2018, Mast Way was also honored as the only National Blue Ribbon School in the state for its academic performance.

Superintendent Morse will appoint an interim principal for the 2019-20 school year. Beginning in November, the district will begin a thorough process that will include a wide range of stakeholders to assist in finding Principal Vaich’s permanent replacement for the 2020-21 school year.

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Photo: Principal Gets Slimed after Kearsarge’s Simonds Elementary School Students Read for 45,600 Minutes, Raise $3,000 During Read-a-Thon

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Kearsarge Regional School District
Superintendent Winfried Feneberg
114 Cougar Court
New London, NH 03257

For Immediate Release

Monday, May 13, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Stokes Gets Slimed!

Kearsarge’s Simonds Elementary School Students Read for 45,600 Minutes, Raise $3,000 During Read-a-Thon

Students at Simonds Elementary poured buckets of slime over Principal Tim Stokes after reading for 45,000 minutes during this spring’s read-a-thon. (Courtesy Photo Kearsarge Regional School District)

NEW LONDON — Call it “extra motivation.”

Students at Simonds Elementary School read for a whopping 45,613 minutes this spring and as a reward, they dumped buckets of green slime onto their principal on Friday.

This is the third year Simonds Elementary School has held Simonds Reads, a read-a-thon to encourage student reading beyond just the required textbook reading. Students were promised they could slime Principal Tim Stokes if they collectively read for 19,000 minutes during the week of April 7-15.

“From the very beginning of the read-a-thon, the kids have been super excited,” Principal Stokes said. “Even our youngest students would come up to me and say, ‘I read for 20 minutes last night. You are going to get slimed!'”

Sponsors donated to the Simonds Elementary Parent Teacher Organization to support student readers during the read-a-thon, and overall the event raised approximately $3,000. The funds donated during the event will support future events and programs at the school.

Students recorded their reading minutes every day in logs, and far surpassed the challenge to read for 19,000 minutes. The top reader from each grade was given a bucket of slime to pour over Principal Stokes Friday morning in the school gymnasium in front of the entire giggling student body.

“This was a great way to spark a lot of joy around reading for students at Simonds Elementary,” Superintendent Winfried Feneberg said. “Simonds Reads does a great job of uniting the school community, and getting students excited to read. I’m just glad it was him on the receiving end of the slime!”

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Medfield Superintendent Names Holli Caulfield New Principal at Wheelock School

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Medfield Public Schools
Jeffrey J. Marsden, Superintendent
459 Main St., Unit 3,
Medfield, MA 02052

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medfield Superintendent Names Holli Caulfield New Principal at Wheelock School

MEDFIELD — Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden is pleased to announce that he selected Holli Caulfield to be the new principal of the Wheelock School.

Caulfield, of Walpole, is currently the principal of the Oakdale Elementary School in Dedham, a position she has held since 2005. She formally accepted her new position on Thursday, April 11.

“We are thrilled that Holli has accepted the position to become the new principal at the Wheelock School,” Superintendent Marsden said. “Holli has served as an elementary school principal in Dedham for nearly 15 years. That type of experience is invaluable and we are all excited to see all that her wealth of knowledge as an educational leader will bring to our students, faculty and staff.”

Caulfield will begin her new role on July 1 and will be replacing current Wheelock School Principal Donna Olsen, who will be retiring at the end of the school year.

“Principal Olsen has been a tremendous asset to the Wheelock School and Medfield Public Schools since she came to the district in 2012. She retires after over 30 years in education and we wish her all the best in her retirement, knowing that she will always be a part of the MPS family,” Superintendent Marsden said. “We had a number of well-qualified candidates to serve as Donna’s replacement and we believe Holli will do great to fill that role.”

Caulfield began her teaching career in 1990 as a kindergarten teacher at the Old Post Road School in Walpole. She held the position for one year before working as a second grade teacher at the school for the next 10 years. In 2000, she received the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.

From 2002-2005, Caulfield was the Assistant Principal at Walpole’s Fisher Elementary School and Elm Street School.

She leaves Dedham with a heavy heart, but also with excitement to start a new chapter in her educational career in Medfield.

“I’ve loved my time in Dedham and I love everyone at the Oakdale School,” Caulfield said. “For me personally, after 15 years leading the Oakdale School, it’s time for a change and Medfield is a really good fit for me. The school district’s philosophy on education is precisely what I am looking for and when I walked into the Wheelock School it just felt like home. As a former second grade teacher I have always held a passion for teaching middle elementary school education and I am really eager to get started and meet all of the students and staff.”

Caulfield describes her style as a principal as someone who is an excellent listener who is able to easily connect with both students and faculty.

Caulfield holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Salem State University, a master’s degree in education from Lesley University and an advanced certificate in Pre-K-12 educational leadership from Boston University.

She lives in Walpole with her husband and four children, ages 16, 15, 12 and 11. She loves to travel and spend time with her family and her new job in Medfield will bring her closer to home.

Superintendent Marsden would like to thank the 33 candidates who applied for the job and the search committee made up of parents, teachers, school committee members, administrators and community members.

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