Dr. Mark Gonyea will be the first principal of Plainview Elementary School, the newest Rutherford County school set to open in August 2021, Director of Schools Bill Spurlock announced.
Dr. Mark Gonyea selected as principal of Plainview Elementary School Jan 13, 2021 at 11:40 am by WGNS
Dr. Mark Gonyea is elated about the chance to open a new school and work with a team of dedicated educators and staff members to establish a culture to best serve students.
He’ll get the opportunity as the first principal of Plainview Elementary School, the newest Rutherford County school set to open in August 2021. Director of Schools Bill Spurlock made the hiring announcement today.
“Dr. Gonyea is a strong instructional leader and has the ability to build instructional capacity throughout his faculty,” Director Spurlock said. “He is the ideal administrator to launch our next school.”
Warwick OKs independent elementary school committee structure
Members of the Selectboard and Warwick Education Committee took another step toward establishing an independent elementary school system that would operate out of the former Warwick Community School, pictured, with the approval of its own school committee structure this week. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Modified: 1/6/2021 6:08:51 PM
Related stories
WARWICK Members of the Selectboard and the Warwick Education Committee took another step toward establishing an independent elementary school system in town with the approval of its own school committee structure.
Selectboard Chair Lawrence “Doc” Pruyne and member Todd Dexter approved forming a new school committee structure to govern an independent elementary school at the former Warwick Community School building. Member Brian Snell was not in attendance Monday.
To walk the halls of Northfield Elementary School in Gering with principal John Wiedeman is to see a man surrounded by 250 of his best friends.
Wiedeman, who grew up the son of two teachers in Dalton, has been principal at Northfield since 2016. He says heâs excited to wake up every day and know he gets to go to school, and the students return that enthusiasm. One student called out to Wiedeman from inside the classroom as he walked past. Another clapped as Wiedeman entered the classroom. A kindergarten student enthusiastically insisted that Wiedeman look at her Play-doh creation. And multiple hugs from the students reinforced their love for their principal.
School Committee votes to move sixth grade to Pioneer come fall 2021
Pioneer Valley Regional School Principal Kevin Burke leads a group of students to their next class in September. The School Committee voted 7 to 5 on Thursday to move sixth grade up to the district’s middle and high school, starting in the fall of 2021. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Related stories
Parents request more research before moving sixth-graders to Pioneer
NORTHFIELD The sixth-grade classes that are currently housed at Bernardston Elementary School and Northfield Elementary School will be relocated to Pioneer Valley Regional School starting in the fall of 2021.
After more than an hour and a half of discussion during its meeting Thursday, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee voted seven to five to move sixth grade up to the district’s middle and high school. Pioneer Principal Kevin Burke, Northfield Elementary School Principal Megan Desmarais and Bernardston Elementary Scho