Miller Place, N.Y. (August 2019)—The Miller Place School District recently announced that it has appointed Christopher Herrschaft as the new principal of Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School (LADSBS), effective August 9, 2019. He will succeed Catherine Honeyman, who recently accepted a new position as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at Plainedge Public Schools beginning August 12, 2019.
“We are thrilled for Mr. Herrschaft and are confident his leadership at LADSBS will continue to advance our elementary school, and our District, forward in delivering an exceptional educational experience,” said Dr. Marianne Cartisano, Superintendent of Miller Place School District. “Mr. Herrschaft will be reaching out to the LADSBS community in the coming weeks as he transitions from NCRMS to LADSBS.”
With more than 15 years of experience in the education field, Mr. Herrschaft has contributed to improving teaching and learning for Miller Place’s students as both an educator and administrator in the District. Throughout his time working in the high school, Mr. Herrschaft served as a business education teacher beginning in 2007 and was later named Dean of Students in 2015. A Miller Place High School graduate, Mr. Herrschaft brings a comprehensive understanding of the community to the position.
After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2001 from Bryant University, Mr. Herrschaft completed a Masters of Science in Secondary Education at Dowling College in 2006, and earned a Masters of Science in Educational Leadership from Niagara University in 2016.
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