JANUARY 9, 2024 - Introductions & Gratitude

I am honored to serve you as the new Superintendent of the Lincoln School District as of January 1, 2024. LCS is a truly special school and I’m incredibly grateful and excited to take on this new role and to support the families, community members, faculty, staff and students of Lincoln School District – those who attend LCS as well as our grades 7-12 students and families.

I am not new to Vermont. I have served as an educational leader in Vermont for 18 years beginning in 2001. Prior to that I was a middle school teacher and a school leader in New Hampshire. In 2019 my husband and I moved to Hawai‘i Island (Big Island) where we have spent the last five years.  In the end, we decided that Vermont is ultimately our home so we made the decision to return back to Vermont.  

I landed in Vermont late Saturday night and Vermont welcomed me back with a snow storm and what a welcome that was! For now I am settled in as a new resident of Lincoln and I am grateful for the opportunity to have an amazing short-term rental not far from the school while my husband Steve sells our home in Hawai‘i and joins me in finding our new home in Vermont.  

We have some tasks ahead of us and you will be seeing communications from us over the next few months. First, we are launching a search for our new principal who will replace Tory upon her retirement as principal following 21 years leading the Lincoln Community School.  Big shoes to fill! You will be receiving an invitation to complete a short survey later today to provide input on the attributes, skills, and experiences that you hope for in your new principal.  Next, to support the critical tasks that we are required to do as a newly formed district, we are posting for a part-time school business manager and we will be exploring additional staffing as needed. Finally, we are working closely with the LSD Board to develop a responsible budget which will be presented to the community later this month.  

I’ll end by saying again how grateful I am to be here and how much I’m looking forward to getting to know you.  Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns, or just want to say hello! 

With appreciation (and aloha!)

Amy