Stamford schools promote from within, add 3 assistant principals
STAMFORD — Stamford Public Schools has hired two new assistant principals at Dolan Middle School and one at Turn of River Middle School.
At Dolan, Christopher Knight will take over for Crystal Perry-Holden, who was named the assistant principal of Stamford High School last month. Thomas Agosto, previously the dean of students at Stamford High School, will join Knight at Dolan, filling a newly created assistant principal position at the school.
Jennifer Laughlin was named an assistant principal at Turn of River Middle School.
The positions filled by Agosto and Laughlin were created this year after a budget reallocation that replaced a student support position with a certified assistant principal post, according to a press release from the Stamford school district.
Knight was previously a teacher leader for student support at Dolan, and district content leader for music. Before that, he was a music teacher at Julia A. Stark Elementary School. Knight holds a bachelor of arts in music education from SUNY Potsdam,and both a master of science in music education and a sixth-year degree in educational administration and leadership from the University of Bridgeport.
Agosto was a school counselor at Westhill High School before moving to Stamford High. He holds a bachelor of science in psychology from the University of Connecticut, a master of arts in school counseling from Fairfield University and a sixth-year degree in education administration and leadership from Sacred Heart University.
Laughlin was previously the teacher leader for student support and an administrative intern at Turn of River. Before that, she was an English teacher at Westhill. Laughlin holds a bachelor of arts in communicative disorders from the University of Connecticut and both a master of science in education and a sixth-year degree in education administration and leadership from the University of Bridgeport.