(WNY News Now) – JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education has approved the appointment of Jennifer Hobbs to serve as Coordinator of School Improvement & Innovation. Hobbs currently serves the Warren County School District as Principal of Beaty-Warren Middle School and will begin her work at JPS beginning Jan. 25.

“We are pleased to welcome Jennifer Hobbs as our Coordinator of School Improvement & Innovation,” said Tina Sandstrom, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and School Improvement. “We are confident that her depth of experience will aid our students and staff well as we work to help every child reach their full potential.”

Hobbs spent seven years as Principal of the Warren Area Elementary Center prior to joining Beaty earlier this school year. Prior to her time in Warren County, she served as Principal of Johnsonburg Area Elementary School from 2011 to 2016, K-12 Principal of Curriculum, Federal, and Special
Programs at Smethport Area School District from 2007 to 2011, and Assistant Principal at Red Lion Area Junior High School in 2005. She began her career in education as a middle school teacher at Fretz Middle School in the Bradford Area School District in 1998.

“I am honored to be joining the JPS team as the Coordinator of School Improvement and Innovation,” Hobbs said. “I look forward to being a part of the leadership team that works to provide the students of Jamestown meaningful educational experiences that will equip them with the skills needed to be well rounded, productive citizens.”

Hobbs holds a B.S. in Elementary Education and Early Childhood from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a M.S. in Educational Leadership from St. Bonaventure University.