Tenafly names Esther Lure new principal at Maugham Elementary, start date July 1

The Tenafly Board of Education announced that Esther Lure will be the next principal of Maugham Elementary School, with a July 1 start date, district staff said.

District administrators said Lure comes to Tenafly from Summit, where she currently serves as a principal, and previously taught for about six years at McKay. The district said a formal announcement to the community will be sent later the evening of the meeting and that meet-and-greet opportunities and a transition plan will be shared ahead of her start date.

Superintendent (speaker identified as “Mike”) introduced Lure at the board meeting and described a multi-stage search that included instructional staff and parent representatives. Mike said the district had an “engaging process” and that Maugham is a school where staff tend to remain for long tenures; he welcomed Lure back to Tenafly.

Board members and district staff said the district will circulate a public transition schedule and hold community meet-and-greets at the school before the start of the 2025–26 school year. No contract details or salary information were provided during the meeting.

Background: the announcement was made during the superintendent’s report portion of the meeting; the board indicated additional written materials and a formal notice will follow. The board did not take a formal vote on the hire at the time of the announcement in the recorded transcript.

Ending: The district said it will publish the formal announcement and transition timeline to the community and post related documents on the district website.