Sullivan West budget passed, new high school principal named

Linda Drollinger
Posted 8/21/12

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — By a vote of 382 to 140 on May 19, the Sullivan West Central School District 2015-2016 budget passed. Board of education incumbents Lucas Arzilli and Rachel Brey, both running …

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Sullivan West budget passed, new high school principal named

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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — By a vote of 382 to 140 on May 19, the Sullivan West Central School District 2015-2016 budget passed. Board of education incumbents Lucas Arzilli and Rachel Brey, both running unopposed, were re-elected. Arzilli received 360 votes and Brey received 399 votes. The seat of incumbent Kevin Murphy, who did not seek re-election, went to Mark Huggler, whose 271 votes overtook Cathy Armstrong’s 202 votes. The new board will be instated in July.

At its May 21 monthly meeting, the board approved district superintendent Dr. Nancy M. Hackett’s recommendation to appoint Mark J. Plescia to a three-year probationary term as high school principal, beginning July 1 and expiring on June 30, 2018.

Plescia’s annual salary will start at $118,900. Introduced to the board and public by Hackett, Plescia, his wife, daughter and son expressed delight about the appointment and said they were eager to become part of the Sullivan West community. Plescia replaces longtime principal Margaret Tenbus, who retires on June 30.

Plescia comes to Sullivan West with 20 years experience in education, the last 10 spent as administrator at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, NY. Prior to that, he was a social studies and special education teacher in Newton, NJ. Plescia’s plan for Sullivan West: “Working with all stakeholders to create an educational environment that will continue to grow through self-reflection, analyzing data, reflective planning and action.” He and his family currently reside in Grahamsville, NY.

Following Plescia’s appointment, Hackett said that Sullivan West’s ranking among high schools nationwide by U.S. News and World Report had this year slipped to Bronze; last year it earned a Silver ranking. Said Hackett, “We would, of course, like to see that reversed.”

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