Hatboro-Horsham Kicks Off New School Year: Photos

HATBORO / HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — Students in the Hatboro-Horsham School District returned to classes on Monday.

The new 2026-2027 school year marks the arrival of four new school administrators to the district.

"Hatboro-Horsham staff, faculty, and administrators have been hard at work preparing for our students to return refreshed and ready to learn," school officials said. "Already, students have been engaged in team-building activities, outdoor recess time, and introductory lessons, but we are just getting started."

Those additions are:

• Director of Human Resources Christine Welsh is moving into a new role as Director of Employee Relations. Her salary is $188,734 a year.
• Kelli Sendel, principal of Crooked Billet Elementary School, will mark her 20th year in the school district with her new role as director of human resources. She will earn an annual salary of $182,000. Sendel served as principal of Crooked Billet Elementary for 13 years and also worked as an assistant principal at Simmons Elementary and as a math teacher at Keith Valley and the high school.
• Bob Campman, the assistant principal of the Crooked Billet Elementary School, will serve as the school's interim principal. He will earn $138,723 a year.
• Brad McDaniel was named as assistant principal of the Hatboro-Horsham High School. McDaniel was the ninth-grade principal at Northeast High School in Philadelphia. He was hired with a salary of $142,000 a year.

(Hatboro-Horsham School District)