During its business meeting, the Harborfields Central School District Board of Education appointed Harborfields High School Assistant Principal Timothy Russo as principal of Harborfields High School. Russo will be replacing Dr. Rory Manning who will be filling the position of Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Human Resources. They will respectively assume their new roles Aug. 1, 2016.
Familiar to the district, Russo has been part of the Harborfields faculty for the past 14 years. He began working as a Harborfields High School social studies teacher then became dean in the student management office. In July 2015, he assumed the position of assistant principal at Harborfields High School. In years past, he has coached Harborfields boys and girls cross-country, winter and spring track, boys lacrosse and boys basketball.
Russo received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Marist College and his Master of Arts in secondary education from Dowling College. In 2009, Russo earned his advanced certification in educational leadership from Long Island University Post.
“I am thrilled to have been chosen as the successful candidate for the position,” said Russo. “I have been so fortunate to have worked with so many incredible students and their families over the years. I have had a chance to learn so much from my colleagues on the faculty, staff and administrative team. I am very excited to take this huge step professionally and I feel very fortunate to get a chance to continue to work within this incredible district.”
Photo Caption: The Harborfields Central School District Board of Education appointed Timothy Russo to the position of principal at Harborfields High School.
Photo courtesy of the Harborfields Central School District
