Jennefer Paquette to Become Fair Haven Union Middle School Principal
FAIR HAVEN, VT April, 2023 -- Slate Valley Unified Union School District is pleased to announce that Jennefer Paquette has been named the new middle school principal of Fair Haven Union Middle School.
Paquette is currently the assistant principal at Fair Haven Grade School. She will begin her new role July 1st. Paquette was hired as part of the restructuring plan for the middle and high school administration. Presently there is a 7-12 principal with three assistant principals. Next year the administration will consist of 2 Co-Principals, Paquette, who will be responsible for grades 7 and 8, and current principal, Ben Worthing, whose responsibility will shift to 9-12. Additionally, there will still be 2 assistant principals, Gwen Hagenbarth whose primary responsibility will be student discipline and Margaret Hayward who will continue to oversee 7-12 Special Education.
Ms. Paquette holds 24 years of educational experience as a classroom teacher and administrator. During her four year tenure as Assistant Principal of Fair Haven Grade School, she worked to support the students, staff, and families through the pandemic which included the building closure and, more importantly, the return to our buildings. She has worked closely with Principal Infurna to rebuild community engagement at the Fair Haven Grade School. Most recently, with the 7th and 8th grade students transitioning to the district middle school, she re envisioned what Fair Haven Grade School would be as a PreK to 6 building.
Upon acceptance of her new position, Ms Paquette stated, “While FHGS will always have a piece of my heart, I am excited to return to working with middle school students, as that is the age group I have spent the vast majority of my career working with. I have missed the energy that comes with Middle School.”
Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent, commented, “We are pleased to have someone of Paquette's caliber, and middle school expertise, on board in her new capacity”.
Please join the Slate Valley Board of Education, and its encompassing schools, in welcoming Ms. Jennefer Paquette to her new position.