The Rome City School District is pleased to announce that Mrs. Jennifer Hummel will be joining us as the new Principal of Ridge Mills Elementary School, effective October 28, 2024. Hummel brings extensive experience to this role, having previously served as an Early Childhood Director at Upstate Cerebral Palsy and as an Instructional Coach for the Rome City School District. She has also worked as an English Department Chair, Literacy Coach, Teacher, and Title I Coordinator at Camden Middle School. Currently, she is an 8th-grade English Language Arts Teacher at Strough Middle School.
Hummel holds a bachelor’s degree in PreK-6 Elementary Education and 7-12 English from SUNY Potsdam, a master’s degree in Birth-6 Literacy from SUNY Cortland, and Certificates of Advanced Study (CAS) in School Building Leadership and School District Leadership from SUNY Cortland.
We are excited to welcome Hummel to our team and look forward to her contributions to Ridge Mills Elementary.