Lisa Zagarella Coutu has been named interim principal of Edmond P. Talbot Middle School, according to a community announcement.

Zagarella Coutu, who has been the director of Multilingual Learner programs for Fall River Public Schools since 2023, takes over the role effective immediately.

The move is a homecoming for Zagarella Coutu, who worked at Talbot as the humanities department chair from 2013 through 2020.

"As many of you know, I was previously a part of the Talbot learning community for many years," Zagarella Coutu said in a message to Talbot staff. "I am looking forward to being able to reconnect with those of you with whom I have worked in the past, and to meeting those of you who I have not yet had the opportunity to work with during my journey in education.

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