East Windsor Schools interim superintendent Thomas Gialanella is stepping down Saturday, to be replaced by another interim superintendent Sunday.
EAST WINDSOR - East Windsor Schools are in the midst of change. Interim Superintendent Thomas Gialanella is officially resigning Saturday - a full month before the permanent superintendent takes over.
Gialanella announced his resignation at a school board meeting earlier this month, according to Board of Education President Alice Weisman. An announcement on the district's website Friday said that Gialanella was stepping down for "unforeseen personal reasons."
The board has already chosen Dr. Patrick Piegari as the next interim superintendent, a position he will hold for only a month until permanent superintendent Dr. Richard Katz starts Dec. 1, according to the website.
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"(Gialanella) provided excellent leadership and demonstrated a strong commitment to our students and staff," the website stated. Weisman would not go into further detail about the personal reasons that prompted Gialanella's decision and the interim superintendent could not be reached Friday.
Piegari, who has experience as a teacher, superintendent and executive county superintendent, will take over the position Sunday, according to the website.
He will be working closely with Katz until the latter assumes the permanent position next month.
The news is the latest in nearly two years of superintendent turnover for the district.
Dr. Edward Forsthoffer held the position until he resigned in February of 2014 to move on to a position with Bordentown Regional Schools. Forsthoffer was followed by Interim Superintendent James Baker, who resigned in the summer of 2014.
The board picked Gialanella to follow Baker and, over a year later, decided on Katz to take over permanently.
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