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Assistant Principal Interviews Begin

Hiring will focus on high school, followed by middle school.

The interview process to fill the two vacated assistant principal positions at Montville Township High School in time for the next school year begins today.

Superintendent Paul Fried said during the township's board of education meeting Tuesday night that the interviews will take up most of the day today, Thursday and another day next week.

The positions were vacated after Leo Kelly announced his retirement and .

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In addition to replacing Kelly and Wall, Fried and the Montville Township School District recently hired as the school’s principal. Sanford’s job officially begins July 1.

Fried said that after new assistant principals are hired for the high school, the administration will begin looking for an assistant principal at .

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After a member of the public asked if a Lazar assistant principal would be hired by September, Fried said that timeline was realistic.

However, since interim assistant principal for student affairs Jack Dennis’ contract is up at the end of the month, Fried said his main concern is providing assistance for the current administration between July 1 and Aug. 30.

“If we see a need beyond June 30 before we have a better administration in place,” Fried said, “we will consider additional accommodations to meet [principal Sharon Carr]’s needs.”

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