Darien Board Of Education Votes On New Superintendent Contract

DARIEN, CT — The Darien Board of Education this week voted to extend the contract of Superintendent Dr. Alan Addley. The contract will run from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026.

The board voted seven in favor, with David Brown abstaining.

"Thank you to the board, thank you to the community. I continue to be honored and privileged to lead this district," Addley said after the vote.

According to the contract, Addley's base salary will be $319,984, which represents a 2.75 percent increase over his current salary. There are no other changes in the contract.

Board Chair David Dineen said he met with Addley recently, and he put forward the motion for the contract during the board's regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night. Dineen thanked Addley for continuing his role in the district.

Before coming to Darien in 2019, Addley was the head of the Granby Public Schools District for 11 years.

Addley replaced interim Darien Public Schools Superintendent Elliot Landon, who took over for Dan Brenner.

Brenner resigned the previous year to take another job out of the district.

A native of Northern Ireland, Addley was a professional soccer player at one point and began his nearly 40-year educational career as a mathematics teacher.