Board approves Amy Nesholm as assistant principal at William Street School
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The Lancaster Central School District Board approved the appointment of Amy Nesholm as assistant principal at William Street School after the interview committee highlighted her multi-year strategic MTSS plan, data-driven approach and restorative-practice experience.
The Lancaster Central School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Amy Nesholm as assistant principal at William Street School during its public meeting on 2025-06-09 at Lancaster High School.
A district representative described Nesholm’s interview presentation as focused on a multi-year, strategic approach to improving English-language arts through the MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) framework, including internal and state cohort data, staff-capacity profiling, peer supports, BOCES services, differentiated professional development and scheduled data-gathering checkpoints. “As part of the interview process, all candidates were asked to create a presentation around increasing ELA achievement through the MTSS process. Amy was the only candidate to approach that assignment through the lens of strategic planning,” the speaker said.
The interview summary said Nesholm outlined “5 core values” — passion for the work, trust, integrity, communication and relationship building — and described her work building restorative-practice culture for students with behavioral or social-skill challenges. The committee described her as having “a wealth of experience and knowledge” including leadership roles in charter schools, data coordination, and work that contributed to charter renewals in previous positions.
Nesholm thanked the board and said she was “incredibly excited to be here and to start this work,” noting that charter-school experience required wearing many administrative hats: “Being a charter school it's really all about, taking on multiple roles in different ways. You could say that I've worked as a an assistant principal, a principal, a district leader, because those are all the hats that you wear right in a charter school.”
The motion to appoint Nesholm was moved and seconded; the transcript records “Motion carries.” No roll-call vote tally or mover/second by name appears in the meeting transcript.
The board and presenters emphasized William Street School’s large enrollment and the need for an administrative team capable of managing a big elementary building; the committee said Nesholm’s presentation and values demonstrated preparedness for that environment.
No start date or contract details for the appointment were included in the public meeting record.