NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The New Rochelle Board of Education expects to post the position of New Rochelle High School Principal tomorrow, according to the current Interim High School Principal.
In a statement sent to staff, Steve Goldberg wrote “by now you should have received the email from the Board of Education updating you on the position of Principal at New Rochelle High School. Tomorrow the position will be posted, and the process will begin.”
Actually, no such email was sent.
“I have agreed to remain as Interim Principal until the position is filled,” Goldberg continued. “I also offered to work with the new principal through a period of transition.”
“I think you all know that I have truly enjoyed my return to NRHS this year, and I promise that I will bring closure to many unfinished projects in the weeks ahead,” he said. “I expect that I will be at the helm through August, if not longer.”
Goldberg was named Interim Principal in 2020.
Adofo Muhammad was announced as the high school principal, effective July 1, 2020, at a meeting of the New Rochelle Board of Education on April 14. He was appointed to fill the position vacated by the 2018 resignation of Reggie Richardson in the wake of the murder of a student and the stabbing on another student 8 days later. Joseph Starvaggi was named interim principal in August 2018 but was not eligible to continue for a third year under the “interim” title and retired effective June 30, 2020.
Muhammad came under fire after controversial social media posts were brought to light by Talk of the Sound minutes after his hiring was announced by the Board.
On May 19, 2020, the New Rochelle Board of Education appointed Goldberg to be Principal effective July 1, 2020.
NRHS Principal Search Update from the Board of Education
Dear community member,
We are pleased to announce that the City School District of New Rochelle is commencing a search for a new Principal to lead New Rochelle High School. The anticipated start date for this new hire is slated for August 1, 2021.
The Central Office Team, guided by the leadership of incoming Superintendent Jonathan Raymond, is committed to finding a qualified administrator who embodies integrity, equity, inclusion and diversity for New Rochelle High School.
To ensure that this executive search is an inclusive process, a survey will launch on the New Rochelle City School District website (nred.org) on June 21 and will close on June 25 for our community stakeholders to share input regarding desired characteristics and required leadership qualities to guide our search in our selection process.
The successful candidate will have:
Experience as an administrator; secondary administrative experience preferred.
Skills as a courageous and informed leader, able to engage all of the different voices and perspectives within the building and the community towards a unified vision.
Superior communication skills, demonstrating accessibility and cultural competency in a large and complex school setting.
Strong management skills and systems-thinking coupled with the ability to build an effective team approach to leadership.
A focus on decisions in the best interests of a diverse student body.
A visible and accessible presence that portrays an effective role model for students and staff.
We wanted to share a brief outline of our hiring process:
Interview committees will be facilitated by Central and School Administration. Students, staff, parents and community representatives, as well as the School Board, will engage in this process.
Questions and desired qualities for the candidates are being developed based on skills needed and the suggestions offered in your answers to survey questions.
The position was posted on olasjobs.org today, and several other pertinent sites around the region.
Resumes will be reviewed in early July. Interviews will begin during the first and second week of July and the process will be completed by July 31.
This is a key position in our District and we encourage minority candidates to apply as well as our internal candidates. All interested applicants must directly apply at olasjobs.org by July 1, 2021.
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