C.V. Bush Elementary School’s new principal Dan Bracey speaks with students during his class-by-class meet and greet Thursday. P-J photo by Andrew Carr

It is a new school year, and a new school entirely for Principal Daniel Bracey. Bracey has been in the teaching business, and the Jamestown Public School district, for many years — but now, for the first time in his administrative career, he is overseeing elementary school children. And so, it was a busy first day of classes Thursday for the new Bush Elementary School principal even though school only lasted until 11:30 a.m. Between calming crying kindergartners to greeting teachers to meeting parents bringing or registering their children, the first few hours of Bracey’s day were hectic. GETTING ACQUAINTED Bracey began be greeting the parents and students as they walked through the door, announcing he was the new principal. He talked with many parents about many different issues including registering new students to the school. “I have actually met with a few parents who I had in the past as students,” he sai.