District Goes In-House for New Ossining High School Principal

OSSINING, NY — Stephen Hancock, the principal of Roosevelt School, will be moving over to the principal's office at Ossining High School in July.

He'll take over on the retirement of Josh Mandel, who has been a principal in the Ossining school system for 22 years.

As a result, we will immediately start our efforts to advertise and recruit for a highly qualified candidate to lead Roosevelt School," said Superintendent Raymond Sanchez in a letter to the community. "We will make sure that all are aware of the process and steps we will be taking. I want to thank Mr. Hancock for his leadership this past year at Roosevelt School. I'm sure you will join me in wishing him all the best in his new role."

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OHS has caught national attention for its work to close the diversity gap. The school routinely sends graduates to Harvard and other top universities; produces winners in national and international science competitions — for example, Ossining had more Intel semifinalists than any other high school in New York in 2016 — and shrank its graduation and college-bound gap.