Upper Moreland Board Shuffles Principals After Resignation

Upper Moreland's Board of School Directors said Tuesday that they have accepted the resignation for the purpose of retirement of Upper Moreland Middle School Principal Charles Hafele.

Hafele’s last day of work in the District will be August 2, 2016.

During his seventeen years of work in the Upper Moreland School District, Hafele served as a High School Assistant Principal, a Middle School Assistant Principal, and, for the past ten years, as Principal of Upper Moreland Middle School.

In accepting Mr. Hafele’s resignation, the Board of School Directors also reassigned Upper Moreland Intermediate School Principal Joseph Waters to the position of Upper Moreland Middle School Principal, effective August 3, they said in a news release.

“I am committed to this community and have dedicated my entire career to the Upper Moreland School District," Waters said in a prepared statement. "I value the strong sense of community that exists here and appreciate the support that parents and community members have provided me throughout the years. I am very excited about this new journey in my educational career, excited to work with an excellent group of educators and to continue my work with the students and families who have progressed through our Intermediate School program.”

To fill the vacancy left by Waters’ transition from the Intermediate School to the Upper Moreland Middle School, the Board promoted Elementary Center Assistant Principal Michael Bair to the position of Upper Moreland Intermediate School Principal, the release states.

Bair, who is beginning his fifteenth year with the Upper Moreland School District, has served as a regular and special education teacher at the Elementary and High School levels. Bair earned his Undergraduate Degree as a triple major in Elementary Education, Special Education and Early Childhood at Temple University. He holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Holy Family University, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Immaculata University.