Assistant principal to take job at Derby High

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
DERBY — The Board of Education didn’t have to look very far this week when it named Gregory Gaillard as Derby High School’s new principal.
Gaillard has served as DHS’ assistant principal for the past two years, and was the board’s unanimous choice at a meeting Wednesday to replace Principal Fran Thompson.
Thompson recently resigned from the post he has held for the past three years, taking the principal job at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, a job he’ll begin Aug. 1.

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