Officials at Wiscasset School Committee’s Wednesday, Feb. 15 meeting in Wiscasset Middle High School’s library announced WMHS Principal Charles Lomonte’s resignation. According to the draft meeting minutes the school department released Feb. 16, the committee accepted the resignation with regret, 5-0. 

In a letter dated Feb.13, Lomonte resigned effective June 30. The letter read in part, “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the students of Wiscasset the past five years. I continue to have hope and promise for our district and appreciated the opportunity.” 

Feb. 16, the department released the agenda for a 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 school committee meeting, also in the WMHS library. Among agenda items were to “review advertisement for WMHS principal for 2023-2024,” the department’s “process for WMHS principal search” and “WMHS interim principal for remainder of 2022-2023” school year.

In the Feb. 15 meeting, Chairman Jason Putnam said Lomonte “has some health issues he needs to attend to and unfortunately won’t be able to finish the year.”