Voorheesville seeking new elementary school principal

The Voorheesville Board of Education is currently accepting applications from candidates who wish to become Voorheesville Elementary School's new principal. Applications will be accepted until July 25, 2008.

The district is searching for a candidate to replace outgoing principal Kenneth Lein, who is leaving the district to work with at-risk students in the Albany City School District.

Superintendent Linda Langevin will screen potential candidates. Successful candidates will then be interviewed by the district's administrative team, followed by individual stakeholder groups. Based on input from those groups, Superintendent Langevin will select the top candidates to be interviewed by the Board of Education, which will make the final decision.

The board expects to appoint a new principal no later than August 11 and that the candidate will begin working at the elementary school on September 1.

In the meantime, the board appointed Edward Diegel as interim principal of the elementary school. He will serve on an as-needed basis, meaning he will not work every day, but only when necessary. He was appointed June 17.

Diegel was the principal of Voorheesville Elementary School for 15 years, retiring after the 2003-04 school year. He served as the high school's interim associate principal from October to November 2007 after former associate principal Michael Paolino left the district to become principal of Guilderland High School.

To view a description of job duties and qualifications, or to download an application, click here.