Assistant Principals Named At Brown And Polson Schools

At a special meeting of the Board of Education on July 20, 2012, Rebecca Roy was appointed as Assistant Principal at the Dr. Robert H. Brown School and Rebecca Frost was appointed as Assistant Principal at the Walter C. Polson School.

Roy will replace Kathryn Hart who was recently hired as the Principal at the J. Milton Jeffrey School.  Frost will replace Jill Hale who left the district to assume a position as Principal at the Guilford Lakes Elementary School.  Both Roy and Frost will be joining the Madison Public Schools on August 6, 2012.

Roy has worked for the past seven years as a Health Teacher, Team Leader and Department Coordinator at the Irving A. Robbins Middle School in Farmington, Connecticut.  Roy has also served as an Administrative Intern during the 2011 – 2012 school year. Roy received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Southern Connecticut State University.  She also earned her Master’s Degree in Health Education and 6th Year Degree in Educational Leadership from Southern Connecticut State University.

Frost has worked for the past six years at the Highland Elementary School in Cheshire, Connecticut as a Third Grade Teacher.  Frost also served as an Administrator Intern for the Cheshire Public Schools during the 2010 – 2011 school year.  Frost received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Quinnipiac University.  She also earned her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and 6th Year Degree in Educational Leadership from Quinnipiac University.

"We had an overwhelmingly competitive applicant pool for the assistant principal positions for Brown and Polson," Madison School Superintendent Thomas Scarice said in a letter to parents in the school district. "The candidates participated in a very rigorous three-level interview process with the district during which Ms. Roy and Mrs. Frost excelled. I’d like to commend Anita Rutlin, Julie Phelps, Frank Henderson, the interview committees, and our entire Human Resources Department for a very thorough, professional hiring process that resulted in bringing these two competent leaders to the Madison Public Schools."

Roy and Frost both are looking forward to the opportunity to move into Administrative roles with the Madison Public Schools and support the administration and staff in continuing the high level of student learning and achievement at the middle school level, Scarice said.

"Brown School Principal Julie Phelps and Polson School Principal Frank Henderson are both thrilled to have persons of Ms. Roy and Mrs. Frost’s caliber join their schools as new leadership teammates," Scarice said.