I’m sure the teachers here will weigh on on this one. But on the surface its nice to see a local resident get the job. From The Hour:
Norwalk resident Suzanne Brown Koroshetz is stepping down as principal of Stamford High School to take the top post at Brien McMahon in her hometown.
The Norwalk Board of Education approved Brown Koroshetz’s appointment as principal of Brien McMahon High School in a special meeting Thursday morning. She will take over July 1 for Joseph Rodriguez, who announced his retirement in February after 10 years as principal.
“She’s been a great principal down at Stamford High School (and) has wonderful experience at the school setting,” said Tom Vetter, a member of the Norwalk Board of Education. “Her kids went to McMahon. I think she’s going to be a wonderful addition, both from a professional point of view and a personal point of view.”
rien McMahon parent Barbara Cafero, who said she has known Brown Koroshetz for “many years,” expressed her confidence in the Board of Education’s choice.“I am thrilled that she is going to be the principal,” said Cafero, who is a member of the Brien McMahon Parents Club and the Norwalk PTO Council. “I think she’s going to be wonderful. She’s part of the McMahon family. It’s going to be like her coming back home.”
Brown Koroshetz has been principal of Stamford High School since July 2003, before which she was assistant principal of that school for two years.
Prior to becoming an administrator, Brown Koroshetz taught mathematics at Stamford High School for eight years, the last two as chairwoman of the department.
She received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Connecticut in 1978, where she later earned a master’s in business administration.
The Norwalk school system conducted a three-month search for a new Brien McMahon principal that included extensive interviews by a committee composed of parents, teachers, administrators and students.
