In one of his final memos as Superintendent, Sal Corda announced assignments for elementary school Assistant Principals for the 2009-2010 school year achieving job cuts demanded by the BOE through attrition rather than firings.
Nevertheless four schools which previously had fulltime Assistant Principals will now have part timers.
Herman Davenport who has been the Assistant Principal for Columbus Magnet School will now be the Assistant Principal for Marvin Elementary. Alene LaMendola the Assistant Principal at Tracey Elementary will assume his position making her divide her time between the two schools. Chris Weiss the Assistant Principal at Wolfpit Elementary will also add Naramake to his duties.
“Marvin School, which needs a full time assistant principal given its size currently has a vacancy,” wrote Dr. Corda explaining is decision. “Marvin will benefit from Mr.. Davenport’s particular skills in working with staff and parents.”
He said that Ms. LaMendola a former literacy specialist makes her the logical choice to share the assistant principalship of Tracey and Columbus as they continue to emphasize student literacy.
The physical proximity of Wolfpit and Naramake made Mr. Weiss the logical choice for combining those two positions, said Dr Corda.
Dr. Corda wrote that he made the staffing decisions in consultation with Assistant Superintendent, Tony Daddona, and Interim Director of Elementary Education, Marilyn Liberatore. They examined the needs of each school and the history of each school’s CMT scores over the past four years.
One of the outcomes of the review process according to Dr. Corda was that there was a logical basis in maintaining a full time assistant principal at the Silvermine school because it is in year 4 of improvement under No Child Left Behind and has made progress in CMT performance. Dr. Corda credited the progress to the work of the school’s administration in providing the necessary leadership. He said that it was necessary to sustain the administration at its current levels in order to ensure that the school continues to move forward.
“Recognizing that no decision is perfect and there may be different points of view, I have, nevertheless, made the decision that I believe is in the best interest of our students,” he said.
Here's a list of the assistant principal appointments from Dr. Corda's memo.
| School | Asst. Principal | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| Brookside | Dr. Jenna Masone | 1 |
| Columbus | Alene LaMendola | .5 |
| Cranbury | Maureen Jones | 1 |
| Foxrun | Dr. Elisa Nelson | 1 |
| Jefferson | Kathy May | 1 |
| Kendall | Sue Ellen O’Shea | 1 |
| Marvin | Herman Davenport | 1 |
| Naramake | Chris Weiss | .5 |
| Rowayton | Mary Beth Crupi | 1 |
| Silvermine | Ed Wachowski | 1 |
| Tracey | Alene LaMendola | .5 |
| Wolfpit | Chris Weiss | .5 |
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