6 Administrators Shuffled to New Positions in Parsippany School District

When students come back to school to begin the 2015-16 year in Parsippany, there will be plenty of friendly faces, with a handful in new locations.

The Parsippany-Troy Hills School District announced Tuesday a shuffling of teacher and administrators across its buildings.

The changes are “designed to advance the district’s many programs and opportunities for the students it serves,” the district said in a statement.

Gary Borges, currently serving as Central Middle School’s principal, will now be the Coordinating Principal for Athletics/Physical Education and Health Supervisor K-12/East. Borges brings a Master’s degree in sports administration and experience and certifications as a professional baseball athletic trainer to the new role.

Mark Gray, current principal for Eastlake Elementary School, will become principal of Central Middle School. Gray formerly taught at Central as a language arts teacher and lead teacher of language arts before becoming the school’s assistant principal.

Of the administrators entering new roles, one of them is new to the district. Marisa Rosa will replace Susan Raymond as principal of Knollwood Elementary School. Rosa most recently served as principal of the Charles Olbon Elementary School in Woodland Park.

Evan Totka and Michael Nicosia will both serve as Middle School Dean of Student Affairs. Totka will hold the position at Central Middle School, with Nicosia will hold the position at Brooklawn Middle School. Totka was most recently the Physical Education and Health teacher at Brooklawn, and Nicosia was a math teacher at Parsippany High School.

Finally, Michele Neal will serve as Supervisor of Special Education/Secondary Programs for grades six through 12 in the district. Neal most recently served as a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant. She’ll be partnering with Bernadette Flaherty, who has been overseeing special education for the entire district. Flaherty will now oversee special education programs for students in pre-K through grade five.

What do you think of the changes? Do they make the district stronger? Tell us in the comments.