Schools

Principals Hired at Skinner Road, Northeast

The Board of Education approved the appointments on Monday.

The Board of Education has approved two new elementary school principals.

The vote was unanimous on Monday.

Kristie Bourdoulous has been hired at and Brenda Greene has been appointed at .

Greene has taught in East Hartford and Manchester and was a resources specialist in Hartford. Conway said she was instrumental in a turnaround project at the Bachelder School, a pre-K to 8 school in Hartford.

Bourdoulous has taught elementary school in Bolton and East Hartford. She has also been a literacy coach in East Hartford and was assigned to two failing schools, Conway said.

She was East Hartford's Teacher of the Year in 2009, Conway said. 

The top candidates were recommended by search committees consisting faculty, administrators and parents.

School officials decided to change principals a month ago as part of education reform.

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