Board of Ed approves staff changes, sets graduations

FALLS VILLAGE — At the regular monthly meeting of the Region One Board of Education April 7 the board approved the hiring of Liam O’Reilly as summer school principal with a stipend of $7,000.

The Assistant to the Assistant Principal, Katie Wood, has decided to retire. She will be replaced by Theresa Padin, a 13-year veteran of Winchester Public Schools, who will start her position after Memorial Day and will be working alongside Wood to transition into the position at the end of the school year.

The following graduation dates were announced:

Tuesday, June 10: Cornwall Consolidated School, 6:30 p.m.; Sharon Center School, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 11: Lee H. Kellogg School, 6 p.m.; North Canaan Elementary School, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 12: Salisbury Central School, 6:30 p.m.; Kent Center School, 6 p.m.; Housatonic Valley Regional High School Senior Awards, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, June 13: Housatonic Valley Regional High School, 6 p.m.

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