New Assistant Principal Named For Westhill High School

STAMFORD, CT — A Norwalk educator with decades of experience has been named assistant principal of Westhill High School in Stamford. School officials announced this week that Robert Ayala will fill the position recently vacated by Chase Dunlap, who left the district in October.

He is set to begin the position on Dec. 9.

Ayala has 23 years of experience in education and is currently serving as the dean of students at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, a position he has held for nearly two years. He has been a social studies teacher there for 16 years and served as the school's interim assistant principal for two months.

During his time at Brien McMahon, Ayala was actively involved in several initiatives, including serving as coordinator of restorative practices, chair of the PBIS committee and RISE Program team leader. He was also a member of the school governance council, chair of the in-school suspension program and co-chair of the school excellence committee, in addition to coaching football and baseball.

He holds a bachelor of arts in history from the University at Albany, a master of arts in educational leadership certification from Concordia University and an administrative certification from Sacred Heart University.

Earlier in his career, Ayala worked as a teacher at Dolan Middle School in Stamford, as well as schools in New Haven and New York City.