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| Tricia Murray, Elementary Principal |
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At its April meeting the Bronxville Board of Education appointed Tricia Murray as Principal and Adrienne Laitman as Assistant Principal of the Bronxville Elementary School. Currently Assistant to the Principal at Putnam Valley Elementary, Murray has degrees from the University of Michigan, NYU, and Baruch College. Additional background information can be found
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Murray will spend a day in the district in early May, visiting the Elementary School Council and meeting with teachers and others. Superintendent David Quattrone thanked the Board members, parents, administrators, faculty and staff for partiicpating in a thorough, comprehensive process.
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| Adrienne Laitman, Assistant Principal |
Laitman, currently in her second year as Interim Assistant Principal, joined the Bronxville faculty in 1997 and has served as a curriculum leader as well as numerous other leadership capacities. She has degrees from Brandeis University, Teacher's College, Columbia, and, as part of the Future School Leaders Academy, Bank Street College of Education. Quattrone praised Laitman's work in developing a new internship program with LIU-Hudson and initiating a lesson study approach in which teachers visit each others' classrooms as a way of designing more effective lessons.
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| Heidi Menzel, Curriculum Coordinator |
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With these actions, the Board has put a leadership team in place after two years with interim appointments. In a related move, the Board also appointed Heidi Menzel to a one-year position as curriculum coordinator. Menzel became Assistant Principal of the Elementary School in 1996 and served as Interim Principal for two years. Quattrone praised her performance as a "capable, thoughtful, and caring professional, whose practical approach strengthened a climate of trust and collaboration in the school. In her new role Menzel will continue to evaluate select Elementary School teachers, serve as the district's chief information officer, and provide direct assistance to the new K-12 Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
