Elementary School Principal Will Retire in August

Another principal of a Wayne school is retiring.

Pamela Longo, the long-time principal of Pines Lake Elementary School, is scheduled to retire from the position Aug. 16. The Board of Education is scheduled to approve Longo’s retirement at a meeting Thursday.

Longo could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Parents and teachers have said Longo has worked tirelessly to teach students the importance of helping others and giving back.

Longo founded the Pines Lake chapter of the Kids Care Club in 2003. The community service group works to inspire and equip students to make a positive impact on their world. Seventy students joined the group last year.

The group picks a different community service project to do each month. It has donated piles of clothes to flood victims, assembled Thanksgiving food baskets, and given pet food to Friends of Wayne Animals.

“I’m so pleased that we can do nice things for people who need our help,” Longo said last April.

Longo is the second principal who will retire this year. Kenneth Kaplan, the principal of Randall Carter Elementary School for nine years, will also step down in August.

New principals started at Wayne Hills High School, Ryerson Elementary School, George Washington Middle School, and Lafayette Elementary School within the past year.

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