Gail S. Verona will be Jamesburg’s new school superintendent.
By: William Greenwood
JAMESBURG The Board of Education hired a new superintendent Thursday.
Gail S. Verona will begin as superintendent this summer, with a contract that is expected to run from July 17 to June 30 2011. Her contracted salary is $127,500 for the 2007-2008 school year.
Dr. Verona will replace Superintendent Shirley Bzdewka, who plans to retire June 30. Business Administrator Tom Reynolds said Ms. Bzdewka earned $115,000 last year.
Dr. Verona, a Plainsboro resident, was assistant superintendent in Elmwood Park in Bergen County for one year before coming to Jamesburg. Before that she was Assistant Superintendent in Old Bridge, Director of Special Services in Spotswood, Principal of Woodcrest Elementary School in Cherry Hill, was at Middlesex County Vocational School for 15 years, first as teacher and then as supervisor in instructional studies, and began her career as a first and second grade teacher in Brooklyn. She also has taught at Crossroads Middle School in South Brunswick.