Hopkinton school officials decided to stay in house when looking for a new superintendent, recently naming high school Principal Steve Chamberlin to the position.

Current superintendent Brian Blake recently resigned, and on Tuesday, April 7, board members announced that Chamberlin will fill the vacancy beginning July 1.

“Steve embodies the qualities we are looking for in our district’s educational leader, and our board is looking forward to working with him,” said School Board Chairman David Luneau in a statement.

Chamberlin has been the school’s principal since 2003, and before that he was an assistant principal after a stint as a math teacher at Hollis-Brookline High School.

“I think for continuity’s sake it helps (having chosen an inhouse candidate). I see it as having been in an extended job interview,” said Chamberlin, who also said he is both excited and nervous about taking on the role. “They know what they are getting with me, and I know what I’m in for.”

The selection process brought together faculty, operations staff, administrators, parents and community members in order to conduct interviews, and Chamberlin was unanimously chosen at the end of the process.

“I suspect it’ll be a huge learning curve, and that’s something that really excites me. It’s a different skillset and a different area,” said Chamberlin. “I’ve lived close to the heartbeat of the school district for some years.”

Chamberlin has two masters degrees in education from the University of Massachusetts and Notre Dame College in addition to a degree in mathematics from Springfield College.

Having worked closely with the School Board already as principal, Chamberlin said he knows what direction he wants to keep the district moving in.

“The community wants quality schools,” he said. “The groundwork has been laid for a real evaluation. We’re trying to make sure we’re high quality and can support this type of education. We want to have a real look at what we’re doing to make sure we can sustain it.