Elementary School Gets New Principal

Jennifer Morris was named the new principal of Randall Carter Elementary School Thursday night.

The Board of Education approved Morris’s hiring at their meeting.

Morris replaces Kenneth Kaplan. Kaplan, who’s led the school for nine years, will retire in August.

The meeting agenda states Morris has a master’s degree from The College of Saint Elizabeth. Morris’s pro-rated salary, which would be updated when the negotiations between her and the district are complete, would be more than $116,000. Kaplan makes $152,000.

Kaplan is the third Wayne principal who will retire after this school year.

Pines Lake’s Pamela Longo and Theunis Dey’s Laura Russomano will also retire in August. The Board approved Russomano's retirement at the meeting.

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