A New Principal for Babylon Memorial Grade School

The Babylon Union Free School District has hired Jeffrey Haubrich as principal of Babylon Memorial Grade School. He brings 24 years of experience in education to the district, including 17 years in administrative roles.

“I am excited to be here, and to serve this tight-knit school community,” Mr. Haubrich said. “Coming into a new district, my first steps are to get to know the students, parents and staff here. Between the people I have already met and the programs I have seen, it is clear there is a lot going very well here. I look forward to collaborating with my new school family as we build upon these successes.”

Mr. Haubrich received his bachelor’s in human development and family studies from Cornell University, his master’s in elementary education from Boston University and a certificate of advanced study in educational administration from Hofstra University. He was inspired to pursue a career in education while an undergraduate after observing a group of excited young teenagers at a Harlem Globetrotters basketball game. “I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my life around kids like this, and my interest deepened from there,” Mr. Haubrich said. “As I began studying to become a teacher, my passion for public education developed. I was inspired by the role that it plays in creating an educated public that is so important to the success of our community and our country. It is a role that I take very seriously.”

Mr. Haubrich got his start in 1998 as a middle school teacher for the Port Washington Union Free School District. There, he became heavily involved in school activities such as student government, soccer and other various school programs. “It became my life and I loved it,” he recalled.

“From there I thought about ways to affect change on a larger scale and moved into the administrative track,” he said. In 2005 he became an elementary school assistant principal for the Half Hollow Hills Union Free School District, and in 2007, principal in the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District, where he spent 14 years in that role. In 2021, Mr. Haubrich briefly served as a principal in the Dorchester School District Two in South Carolina before returning to be closer to his family.

As he acclimates himself to the new school and district, Mr. Haubrich said his initial focus is ensuring student wellbeing and building upon that foundation. “There are many components to education that I am passionate about,” he said. “For me, student wellbeing is a major foundation. That’s day one. We’ll grow programs from there.”

For more information about the Babylon Union Free School District, please visit the District’s website at www.babylon.k12.ny.us. Exciting activities happening throughout the District and programs celebrating student achievement can also be found on the District’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/babylonschooldistrict/.