3 June, 2016
In the below video, hear more from the 2 finalists for the Principal position at Hopkins Elementary School. The two finalists include current Hopkins Elementary Assistant Principal, Vanessa Bilello and current Principal of Charles G. Taylor Elementary School in Foxborough, Peter Regan. This comes after Tim Kearnan left the Hopkins Principal position and joined Woodland Elementary School in Milford, MA. School Superintendent, Dr. Cathy MacLeod said a decision is expected to be reached very soon.
"Peter Regan: Mr. Regan holds a Master’s Degree in School Administration from Cambridge College, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education/History from Bridgewater State College.
He is currently the Principal of Charles G. Taylor Elementary School in Foxborough (2008-present). He has previously served as Principal (2003-2008) for the Cedar Elementary School in Hanover, and for the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School in Mansfield. He began his career in education as an Elementary (Grade 3) Classroom Teacher in the Plymouth Public School district.
Vanessa Anderson Bilello: Ms. Bilello holds a Master of Education in Organizational Management from Endicott College, and a Master of Education in Moderate Special Needs Education from the Boston College Graduate School of Education. Her undergraduate work was in Political Science/Education, completed at Wellesley College.
She is currently the Assistant Principal for Hopkinton’s Hopkins School (2014- present), and previously served as an Administrative Intern (2013-2014) and a Special Education Liaison (2009-2014) at the Annie Sullivan Middle School in Franklin. She began her career as an Resource Specialist/Special Education Teacher at the Duveneck Elementary School in the Palo Alto Unified School district, in Palo Alto, CA."
