John “Jack” Dillon III, at left, who has been serving as the school’s interim principal for the past four months and was the assistant principal for nine years before that, has been named permanent principal by Dr. Edward A. Bouquillon, Minuteman’s superintendent-director.
“I have all the confidence in Jack to be the educational leader of the school moving forward at a critical time in the school’s history,” Bouquillon said in a news release Friday, May 8. More than 125 people attended interviews, offered opinions or completed evaluation forms of the candidates, he added.
“I’ve wanted to be a principal since I was in high school, Dillon said in the release.”As a goal-oriented person, it’s something I’ve always focused on, and I’m very happy it’s finally become a reality.
“Minuteman is a great school, and I’m very proud of the staff and students here,” he said. “The next year will be very important for us as we try to promote a building project. It’s a herculean effort, and I’m committed to working with our superintendent and our communities to help make it happen.”
Most recently, Dillon served as assistant principal of education services at Minuteman. Among other things, he was responsible for reaching out to seventh- and eighth-grade students in the district’s 16 communities to make them aware of the high-quality vocational technical education available at Minuteman. Annually, he met with and interviewed hundreds of potential applicants.
Dillon has worked in education for 25 years. Before working at Minuteman, he served as assistant principal at Maynard High School and as a health teacher and acting assistant principal at Burlington High School.
He earned a master of education degree from Cambridge College. He holds a bachelor of science in education from Bridgewater State University.
He is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to serve as a principal or assistant principal.
Thirty-four persons applied for the Principal’s position. Bouquillon described the selection process as “rigorous” and said that it had involved input from all aspects of the Minuteman community, including parents, faculty, staff, alumni and the school committee.
Dillon succeeds Ernest F. Houle, who was appointed superintendent-director at Assabet Regional Vocational Technical High School in Marlborough.
Dillon lives in Woburn. He is married and has two sons, 8 and 10.
This announcement was published Friday, May 8, 2015.
