Hiring Board Names High School English Teacher As School Principal

Amanda Fagan, an English teacher at Ledyard High School, was named the school’s new principal Monday. Superintendent of Schools Michael Graner said Fagan was the unanimous choice for the job.

“Several factors contributed to Amanda's selection; her academic background, successful teaching and her performance as an instructional leader all demonstrated her outstanding ability as a school leader,” he wrote in the announcement letter.

Graner said that Fagan has been an assistant principal at the high school and that her efforts in coordinating the implementation of the Common Core State Standards showed that Fagan “is a first class administrator and capable of leading the high school.”

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Graner said the hiring committee was comprised of five teachers, the school secretary, middle school principal Joseph Chella, one parent, and one student. Fagan was hired after the final round of interviews with Board of Education Chair Sharon Hightower, Assistant Superintendent Cathy Patterson and Superintendent of Schools Michael Graner.