At its latest meeting, Haddonfield’s board of education approved the hiring of Daniel Licata as assistant principal for Haddonfield Memorial High School. Licata moves into the post vacated by Kathryn Mele.
“Dan is an excellent candidate for us in Haddonfield. He’s got a great background in education, and his job in the high school will be curriculum and instruction. He fits perfectly, so we’re really happy,” said Superintendent Larry Mussoline.
Licata had served for the past two years as assistant principal at Riverside High School in Burlington County, and prior to that worked for eight years in various capacities with Palmyra High School.
“I’m really excited about the new team; we have two new administrators: the dean of students and Dan, who’s come to us with high-school level experience. I think we’re going to continue to move forward and establish the goals we worked on last year with that new, wonderful leadership,” noted HMHS Principal Tammy McHale.
Licata holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Clemson University, and earned a master’s in educational leadership from Capella University.
“Haddonfield has a thorough hiring process, and I felt they asked some really good questions. Certainly, they’re very serious about public education and that’s something, as a candidate, that’s very attractive. Tonight was such a warm reception from the board of education. I’m very much looking forward to being in an environment where the teachers and parents are invested in the highest of expectations for their students and the community,” Licata said.
In other news:
- Commendations were handed out to 20 HMHS students for their performance in the 2019 National French Contest: gold medals were awarded to Alexandra Guazzone and Elias DiMatties, silver medals went to Alison Talty, Evelyn Skyrm and Jesse Eible Hargro, bronze medals were earned by Alexandra McDonnell, Grace Keler, Gillian Keith and Isabelle Romea. Honor certificates were granted to Katrina Edwards, Ava Fitzgerald, Emma Keegan, Halle Maskery, Amanda Meeker and Sofia Presena for French 3, with Georgia Barry, Maria DeFeo, Abigail Marthins, Alessandro Meucci and Regan Mink earning the same for French 4.
- The board also approved a pair of donations that are intended to be used for the ongoing construction of the Tatem Elementary playground: $39,100 from Tatem Parent-Teacher Association, and $27,000 from the Haddonfield Educational Trust.
