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Seaford board announces promotions and hires, honors two teachers and a nationally recognized student
Summary
At its final public meeting of the 2025–26 school year, the Seaford Union Free School District board announced multiple personnel appointments — including a new director of guidance and a fine-arts coordinator — and recognized two teachers and a middle-school student for regional and national awards.
At its final public meeting of the 2025–26 school year, the Seaford Union Free School District announced several administrative promotions and hires and recognized teachers and a student for recent awards.
Dr. Cora, delivering the administrative report, said Jamie Hermemell — the district’s assistant director for secondary PPS in the record — will be approved by the board to become director of guidance for K–12 and PPS 9–12. The board also introduced Frank Canela, who was described as being appointed as a district coordinator for fine arts (the transcription reads 'finding'); speakers summarized Canela’s music credentials, including a bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education from the University of Delaware, a master of music in professional performance from the University of Miami and an advanced graduate certificate in educational leadership from Stony Brook University.
The board announced Trisha Shaw will join the high school as a mathematics teacher; the record lists a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in mathematics with STEM integration and notes recent leave-replacement experience. The board also introduced a new executive director for humanities (named in the record as Robert), and administrators reviewed his academic degrees and prior experience in district leadership.
The Seaford PTSA recognized Luca Dodd of Seaford Middle School for receiving a national-level award of merit in the PTA reflections program for a short-film entry on this year’s theme, “I belong.” Administrators also highlighted two teacher honors: Joanna McCluskey was cited for a technology/innovation award described in the meeting as an award from an association of school technologists (meeting text references Joanna’s 26 years in district libraries and her work integrating AI and research skills), and Lisa Jones was recognized as the district’s STEM Star Teacher by the Long Island STEM Education Leadership Association, with the board noting Jones’s 20 years at the middle school and work expanding access to algebra for eighth graders.
Board members offered congratulations to all appointees and award recipients and closed with general remarks wishing students and staff a safe summer. Several routine agenda items and personnel actions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting; the board then moved into executive session to discuss employee, legal and negotiation matters.
The district used the meeting to both complete onboarding steps for school-year staffing and publicly acknowledge staff and student achievements; officials said follow-up communications would be sent on operational items discussed during the meeting.
