New Montclair Schools Administrators Prepare For Their 1st Year

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair’s public school district is preparing to welcome several new administrators into the fold for the 2016-17 school year.

According to school officials, the new faces will include:

• “Dr. Kendra Johnson was hired as Assistant Superintendent for Equity. This is a new position that was a direct recommendation from the Achievement Gap report.”
• “Mr. Edward Wilson was hired as the Principal of Renaissance Middle School. Before he joins us in mid-September, Mr. Bruce Dabney will be the Interim Principal.”
• “Ms. LaMonica McIver will assume the position of Director of Personnel.”
• “Mr. Marcos Vargas was hired as the Director of Secondary Education, ELA, SS, ESL, and WL.”
• “Ms. Jenn Bloch who led Math K-12 is returning this year as Director of Special Programs K-12 including Science.”
• “Mr. Benjamin Selby is the new Transportation Supervisor.”
• “Mr. Dustin Bayer is the new Director of Guidance at Montclair High School.”
• “Ms. Jessica LaSusa joins the district as a World Language Consultant. She will study and review our current world language programs and make recommendations on how to strengthen them throughout the district.This will also include a report on immersion.”
• “Mr. Theodore Kozlik replaces Linda Mithaug as the Interim Director of Special Services.”
• “Mr. Nicholas Del’Re was hired as Interim Supervisor for Special Education at MHS.”

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