Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, 

I hope you are enjoying your summer.  I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as your new principal here at Horizons-on-the-Hudson Magnet School and let you know how deeply honored I am to begin this journey. 

I am entering my 23rd year in education. I have been a teacher at both the elementary and secondary level, a literacy coach and an assistant principal for 9 years. I started my career in the South Bronx teaching 5th grade. I then went on to join the Jersey City Public Schools system teaching 1st, 4th, 6th and 8th grades before becoming a literacy coach and then an assistant principal.  I worked as an Assistant Principal at Christa McAuliffe School, which was a pre-K-8 award winning school. In 2019, I had the privilege to begin working in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District as an Assistant Principal at South Middle School. My past experiences have taught me the importance of shaping a love of learning in our students, maximizing our ability to provide solid learning opportunities through teamwork and collaboration and the key component of building relationships to engage our students and families in the work we do. 

I have been spending a great deal of time this summer getting to know everything I can about Horizons-on-the-Hudson and hearing all the wonderful things that happen here with our students and staff. I am ready to get to work and start making memories with all of our students and families.  I am eager to meet all of you in the coming months and welcome your children back to school on September 6th. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and will see you all very soon. 

In Collaboration,

Gillian Matos

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