By Frank Mustac, Contributor
Rosetta Treece, the current principal at Timberlane Middle School, has been appointed to the job of director of curriculum and instruction in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District., Treece, who will replace Christine Laquidara. received approval to take on the position from the board of education on April 24. Treece’s effective date of employment and salary are to be determined, according to school officials., Before she became the Timberlane principal in 2014, Treece previously served as the school’s vice principal for two years. Prior to coming to Hopewell Valley, she served as vice principal of Northern Burlington County Regional High School. Treece’s replacement as principal has not yet been determined., Laquidara, who is retiring on July 1, was appointed assistant superintendent of schools and director of curriculum and instruction in 2014. She has been with the district since 2001, serving as a kindergarten-through-fifth- grade vice principal and as principal of Hopewell Elementary School., The school board on April 24 also appointed Paulette DiNardo as director of pupil services. Her effective date of employment and salary are to be determined., DiNardo has worked in the school district since 2009, and currently serves as supervisor of special education., Lisa Wolff, the school board president, congratulated Treese and DiNardo on their appointments., “I am really excited about this,” Wolff said on April 24. “I think that both Paulette and Rosetta have done a great job with our district. They have already given us a hint at what they are going to be doing.”, “I think that the board of education and the school district is really coming away with a big win on this,” she said., “I will mention that while Paulette is getting promoted to the director of pupil services now, it is no surprised to any of us. She has been working very closely with Deb (Deborah) Batchelor, so I’m really excited that the transition should be pretty smooth.”, Batchelor is the current director of pupil services., “I’ve also had the pleasure of working with Dr. Treese,” Wolff said. “While she has been principal, she has visited our (school board’s) education committee. I believe she is truly an educational leader, and I think she is going to offer a lot to (her new) role.”, School board member Adam Sawicki, who serves as the chairman of the school board’s personnel committee, recognized science teacher Samuel Karlin who will retire at the end of the academic year., Karlin, who teaches at Central High School, has been with the district since 2002.
