New Acting Superintendent Appointed For Edison Schools

EDISON, NJ – The Board of Education recently appointed Edward Aldarelli as the Acting Superintendent of Edison Public Schools. He will be taking over from Bernard F Bragen, who will be leaving in December.

The appointment was made during the BOE meeting on Nov. 22.

Board members Mohin Patel, Biral Patel and Shannon Peng congratulated Aldarelli on the appointment.

“Hopefully we can all together do a good job next year,” Peng said. “I also want to thank the public for putting pressure on some of the board members for finally doing the right thing for the students. We are putting students first.”

Board members also thanked Bragen for his service to the school district.

Bragen said he was grateful for his experience at the school district.

“At one point I was appointed superintendent and for me to even be considered in the same position as the people I looked up to, I’ve been very fortunate and I’m grateful for the experience,” Bragen said. It’s a great school district, great people and a great community especially when we are in a crisis, everybody tends to come together and we forget our differences.

Before coming to Edison over two years ago, Aldarelli served as elementary school principal at West Freehold School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in History and Education and a master’s degree in Education Leadership and Administration from Monmouth University.

He has a doctorate in Education from Saint Peter’s University.

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