Dear Families and Community Members,

We are excited to announce that four Elementary Principals were approved at the April 7th Board of Education meeting, effective July 1, 2025:

• Deerfield School - Michael Mongon will be moving from his position as Instructional Supervisor at Wyoming School to become the new Deerfield Principal.

• Glenwood School - Kerry Emmanouilidis, current Instructional Supervisor at Washington School, will be taking the helm as Principal of Glenwood School.

• Hartshorn School—Dr. Michelle Melucci will join Millburn Schools from her current position as Interim Elementary Principal and Middle School Assistant Principal in Ridgewood schools.

• South Mountain School - Heather Fiory, South Mountain’s Instructional Supervisor, will become South Mountain’s new Principal, maintaining the continuity of leadership at that school. 

Learn more about each of them on our Search Updates webpage.

Now that the Elementary School Leaders are in place, they are reviewing the Assistant Principal and School Counselor candidates.  

Middle School Principal:
Dr. Jill Sack will continue to lead the Millburn Middle School as the Interim Principal for the 2025-2026 school year.

High School Principal
Also, at Monday’s Board meeting, the Board approved hiring the search firm SEA to help facilitate the search for Millburn High School’s next Principal. 

Supervisors
Mr. Connolly, the Assistant Superintendent, and the Curriculum and Instruction Directors are reviewing applications and candidates for the following positions and will provide updates as they are filled.

• Elementary Supervisor Math/Science (STEM) K-5 

• Supervisors 6-12 English Language Arts(ELA)/Library Media and Science

• Supervisors K-12 Social Studies and World Language/ESL 

• Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts/Health PE K-5

Director of Student Support and Guidance
Ms. Jennifer Sowa is currently leading the process of interviewing the new Director of Student Support and Guidance. This position will be in the High School and will support K-12 Guidance as one of the primary responsibilities.

🌟 Board of Education Presentations

There were two presentations at Monday’s Board meeting. The first was an update on the progress of the organizational restructuring. The second was by Mike Skara, the Director of Technology, who shared an overview of the district’s technology security measures.  

🌟 Good News!!

🌟  Top Chef!!

Millburn Middle School 7th grader Jake Esarey Elmgart has been named a Super Grand Prize Winner in this year’s Pomptonian’s Healthy School Lunch Challenge!

The judges were truly impressed with Jake’s creativity, attention to detail, and understanding of healthy cooking. He embraced the challenge and went above and beyond, and we could not be more proud of his achievement.

As a Super Grand Prize Winner, Jake has earned the following honors:

• His winning meal, Spicy Smoky Chicken Apple Bowls, will be featured in the cafeteria

• A banner celebrating his success will be displayed in the cafeteria

• A vertical garden for the school

On May 7, Pomptonian will have his meal as a demo, and he will receive his award at the Middle school during his Lunch period

🌟 Inspiring Artists

CONGRATULATIONS to our "INSPIRED MINDS" WINNERS!  20 Millburn High School students have been selected to be a part of this year's Inspired Minds Exhibition at SOPAC in South Orange.  The panel received nearly 1,000 submissions from hundreds of talented high school artists across 27 high schools in and around Essex County. Obenewaa Frimpomaa received the 2025 Paul Bartick Emerging Artist Award, the highest honor the panel can give within the show.

More kudos to some of our younger artists from South Mountain and Deerfield Schools whose artwork was selected to be displayed at the Essex County Art Show.  Congratulations to Liam Cheng, Aria Gulati, Julian Zhou (Deerfield) and Kevin Zhou, Simona Johnson, Vera Hellemeir (South Mountain).

🌟  Upcoming Events

Reminders:

• Subscription Busing Applications are now available.  Find more information on the Transportation Page of the website. 

• Schools are closed next week for Spring Break.  District offices are open from 8-3 pm Monday through Thursday.