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Principals outline student success amid planned retirements at Byram Hills

Byram Hills Central School District Board of Education · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Principals from Coleman Hill, Wampus and HC Crittendon highlighted student programs, high achievement (multiple grade-level percentiles above 90), civics and extracurricular expansions; board announced several upcoming retirements and recognized staff contributions.

The Byram Hills boards Jan. 26 meeting opened with building-level highlights from principals across the district and an announcement of multiple planned retirements. Coleman Hill principal Peggy McInerney described a new "Zen Den" funded by the district education foundation to provide four zones for students to self-regulate and named classroom outcomes that, she said, support high literacy and numeracy.

High school principal Chris Walsh and Wampus principal Dave Mack emphasized continuity of core…

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