New Year Will Bring Two New Middle School Principals
The Montclair Board of Education unanimously appointed new principals at Mt. Hebron and Renaissance middle schools on Monday.
Two Montclair middle schools will have new principals to begin the new year. The Board of Education of Montclair unanimously appointed Jill Sack as principal of Mt. Hebron Middle School, and Barbara Weller as principal of Renaissance Middle School at Rand. Both will begin their tenure on Jan. 2, 2013. “We are all very aware these days that having an effective teacher in the classroom is tightly correlated to student achievement ...,” said Superintendent Penny MacCormack. “Second only to an effective teacher is an effective principal.” Sacks, who has spent 24 years in the district, will move from her current position as principal of the Renaissance School to head Mt. Hebron. She will return to the school where she spent more than 10 …
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esther
10:38 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
What is going on in the schools with the principals changing? And what about hiring new blood from within instead of recycling the same old same old? So many teachers have the certification in our district, know the students, know the schools; strengths and weaknesses. Why aren't these young professionals given the opportunities? Why don't they put together teacher teams to do initial interviews … more ›