Welcome Gates Assistant Principal - Ms. Jill Smith

Welcome Jill Smith, Assistant Principal of the Lester J. Gates Middle School 

Scituate Public Schools is pleased to announce the hiring of Ms. Jill Smith as the Assistant Principal of the Lester J. Gates Middle School. Ms. Smith will begin effective July 1, 2023.

Ms. Smith has been a middle school teacher for the past seventeen years. She began her career teaching eighth-grade physical science at the O’Donnell Middle School in Stoughton and has served as a seventh-grade life science teacher at Hingham Middle School since 2012. Ms. Smith believes that all students can succeed when they are held to high standards and provided with the proper support. She has experience serving on school Tiered Systems of Support Teams, mentoring new teachers, and coaching girls soccer. Ms. Smith completed her administrative internship in 2020. Ms. Smith holds a BS in Health and Exercise Science from Wake Forest University, a Master of Science Degree in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from Tufts University and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in School Administration from American International College.

Ms. Smith looks forward to making a difference at Gates Middle School by working with outstanding educators, staff, students and families.  Like Scituate, Gates is such a great community that she cannot wait to be a part of and impact positively.

Ms. Smith enjoys exercise, golf, the beach, and spending time with her  husband, daughter and very energetic Jack Russell Terrier

Please join us in welcoming Jill Smith as the Lester J. Gates Middle School Assistant Principal.