A familiar face will be assuming the role of interim principal at Schoharie Elementary School later this month.
Betsy Wright will be shifting from the Jr./Sr. High School, where she was serving as the assistant principal. Mrs. Wright started in that role for the 2024-25 school year after spending the second half of the 2023-24 school year as the assistant principal in the Elementary. Her first day as interim principal will be Monday, Jan. 13. Prior to coming to Schoharie, Mrs. Wright was most recently the assistant principal at Mont Pleasant Middle School in the Schenectady City School District and has worked as a reading teacher, classroom teacher and instructional coach.
Shane Barton, a Schoharie CSD retired athletic director and current varsity boys basketball coach, will take on the role of interim assistant principal at the Jr./Sr. High School. Mr. Barton has a permanent certificate in school administration.
To round out the administrative team, David Russell will remain in his role as Jr./Sr. High School principal and Carley Ryan will continue as Elementary assistant principal/athletic director. Former Elementary Principal Andrea Polikoski stepped down from her position last month to assume an elementary principal role at Scotia-Glenville CSD.