BOE Hires Interim Principal for HS

The Board of Education on Friday night hired a retired superintendent from Morris County as an interim principal for the high school.

At a rare Friday-night meeting the Board hired Dr. Gary Bowen, a retired school superintendent from Montville, to take over at the high school until a permanent replacement is found for retired principal Dr. Ken May, who left at the end of June.

The Board also announced that it will station Superintendent of School Jose Negron in the high school temporarily to assist Dr. Bowen in the transition.

With only days before schools returning to session, the Board also hired a new assistant principal for the Middle School.  Tamekia Grier, a vice principal in the Paterson School District will take the reins from Kevin Hajduk, who became Middle School principal in June upon the retirement of Steven Novak.