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New Principal Hired For Darien's Middlesex Middle School

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Central Middle School Principal Shelley Somers has accepted the position of principal of Middlesex Middle School in Darien effective for the 2016- 17 school year. 

Shelley Somers

Shelley Somers

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Middlesex Middle School in Darien will have a new principal this school year.

Middlesex Middle School in Darien will have a new principal this school year.

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Her last day with the Greenwich Public Schools will be Aug. 25. Simers, principal at CMS since 2009, said, “Central will always hold a special place in my heart. I will miss the school community and working with my colleagues across this outstanding school district. I am looking forward to working a little closer to home and am excited for the opportunity to join the Middlesex Middle School community.” 

The search for an Interim Central Middle School principal is underway. The search for a permanent principal will be conducted at the start of the hiring season in January 2017.

“Shelley Somers has been a tremendously positive influence in her seven years at Central Middle School. A hallmark of Somers' tenure as a Greenwich administrator has been her advocacy for her students and their families," Deputy Superintendent Ellen Flanagan said. "Somers has worked collaboratively with her peers to create a vibrant and rigorous middle school experience for our students, that includes leadership development and social, emotional wellbeing. Somers is an extraordinary educator whose dedication, commitment, and instructional expertise will be greatly missed.” 

Somers joined the Greenwich Public Schools in 2009 as principal of Central Middle School. She also served as leader for the Greenwich Middle School Network representing her peers in this districtwide collaborative planning structure. Somers received the Connecticut PTA’s Middle School Principal of the Year Award in 2015. 

Before joining the Greenwich Public Schools as Central Middle School Principal, Somers worked for the Beaufort County Schools in South Carolina for 10 years as teacher and administrator.

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