Two (of Four) Top Administrators Leaving Mam'k School District

Christine Grucci and Rosemarie Coletti Will Resign on June 30

by Joan R. Simon

(April 12, 2007) The Mamaroneck School District announced on April 12th that two of its top administrators will be leaving at the end of the school year: Dr. Christine Grucci, Assistant Superintendent for Business Operations and Rosemarie Coletti, Assistant Superintendent for Administration & Personnel.

Dr. Grucci has only been with the school district since August, 2005, when she replaced Sarah Tate who had served in the top business position for 15 years. (See: New Assistant Superintendent for Business Operations Appointed). Ms. Coletti will be leaving after nine years, two of which were in the early 1990's. Her current tenure began in August 2000.

The departure leaves only two “veterans” among the district’s top four administrators: Dr. Paul Fried, who is in his second year as Superintendent of Schools, and Annie Zimmer, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, who was hired in the summer of 2004. An additional position, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services, will be added next year.

Both departing administrators will be taking jobs with Long Island school districts. Dr. Grucci, who lives on Long Island, will assume the position of Assistant Superintendent for Business & Technology in the Merrick School District. Ms. Coletti has accepted a job as Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources for the Baldwin Public Schools. Ms. Coletti cited her plans to “relocate back to Long Island for family reasons” in making her decision.

“The news of losing two talented central staff administrators at the same time will certainly come as a surprise to many people,” Dr. Fried remarked, adding that “the district will miss them both on many levels.”

According to Dr. Fried, the district has already begun to look for successors for the two positions. School Board president Cecilia Absher said she was “hopeful that we’re not too late to attract qualified people.” If not, she added, “we’ll look at whether an interim position might be the way to go.”

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