At a meeting held on Monday, September 20, 2010, the Board of Education unanimously approved the probationary appointment of Daniel Carroll as an elementary principal, to be assigned to Glebe Street School. Staff, students and families are invited to meet Mr. Carroll and provide him with a warm welcome at Glebe’s Open House on September 28. District administrators will be overseeing Glebe’s daily activities until he officially begins his new duties in approximately 30 days.

Mr. Carroll holds New York State certifications as a School Building Leader; pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and grades 1-6 teacher; and grades 7-12 Spanish teacher. For the past seven years, he has taught K-8 Spanish at the Menands Union Free School, where he also co-chairs the OLWEUS anti-bullying steering committee; chairs the Arts in Education committee; serves on the technology and safety committees; and serves as the Chess Club advisor. While completing a year long internship as a School Building Leader at Menands, Mr. Carroll collaborated with the superintendent and teachers’ association to write a Mentoring Plan and New Teacher Support Program. He also assisted with planning and communication of a technology professional development series and training of teachers in instructional technology applications, in addition to undertaking a plethora of administrative duties.

A stakeholder committee, composed of school employees and PTA members, met with several applicants for the Glebe Street principal position before narrowing the field to three choices for presentation to the Board of Education. The three finalists were interviewed by the superintendent and board members on September 20, at which time it was agreed that Mr. Carroll would be a wonderful fit for the Glebe Street community. We look forward to his arrival in our district and wish him well as he assumes the reigns at Glebe Street!