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Board grants tenure to five educators and approves personnel package
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Summary
The Bronxville board approved tenure for five employees — Christine Dowd, Ashley Chippa, Matt Dell, Tim Nelson and Crystal Taweel — and approved a personnel action slate including a resignation, retirements and an internal appointment for a literacy coach.
The Bronxville Union Free School District board voted to grant tenure to five members of the instructional and pupil-support staff during its April meeting.
Dr. Rachel Kelly and board leadership presented each candidate’s record before the board moved and approved the recommendations. The appointees and the roles highlighted by administrators were:
- Christine Dowd — recommended for tenure as director of pupil personnel services for leadership in special education oversight and student support systems. - Ashley Chippa — recommended for tenure as K–8 math coach for curriculum leadership and teacher coaching tied to the New York State Next Generation Math Standards. - Matt Dell — recommended for tenure as grades 6–12 orchestra teacher for program growth and student leadership development. - Tim Nelson — recommended for tenure as a guidance counselor, with administrators noting his work on the ‘promise project’ and student-centered programming. - Crystal Taweel (Taweel was presented by Adrienne Laitman) — recommended for tenure in elementary education for classroom leadership and cultural responsiveness.
Administrators described a multi-year probationary evaluation process with multiple observations and recommended the board support these tenure grants as reflective of consistent professional performance.
Separately, the board accepted the resignation of Rosanna Colonidis and approved a recommended appointment of Megan Figueroa as the district’s literacy coach following an internal search. Trustees approved several retirements and additional personnel items included on the meeting agenda (items a–p).
Next steps: Personnel appointments take effect according to district practice and state certification requirements.
