Board approves Valerie Rodriguez as High School South principal; district recognizes retirees
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Summary
The board approved Valerie Rodriguez to lead High School South following Jessica Cicada’s promotion to central office. The meeting also recognized district retirees, including Dawn Pintamali; personnel motions were approved by roll call.
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Valerie Rodriguez as principal of High School South after a recommendation from district leadership and roll-call approval at the meeting held at High School South.
Why it matters: Leadership changes at a high school affect day-to-day operations, school culture and continuity for students and staff. The appointment followed an internal promotion and routine personnel approval by the board.
Supervising officials said Jessica Cicada will move to a central-office role as assistant superintendent for pupil services and planning, creating the vacancy at High School South. Dr. Eyerl (title not specified in the transcript) recommended Valerie Rodriguez for the South principal role and noted Rodriguez has served the past three years as assistant principal at High School South and previously spent 14 years as a mathematics teacher and coach at Princeton High School.
The board first voted to take personnel items out of order so the appointment could be considered at South that evening; members then approved personnel items numbers 1–3 and the personnel addendum (green) by roll call. Board members recorded “aye” responses during the personnel votes; the board president declared the motions approved.
The board also recognized district retirees. Superintendent-level remarks said the district honored 49 retirees at a district celebration accounting for a combined 1,221 years of service to West Windsor-Plainsboro; the board also noted the retirement of Dawn Pintamali, the teacher resource specialist for curriculum and instruction at both middle schools, who is retiring after 26 years with the district.
No public comments were offered on the personnel items during the meeting’s public-comment periods. The board returned to its regular agenda following the personnel votes.
