“It’s like customer service, making sure we are there for families and what they need and how we respond to them,” she said. Zychowski left.”Ĭiarrocca said some of her long-term goals include improving communication throughout the school district, including with social media outlets for parents. I’m looking forward to leaving my influence here and building on what Dr. My decision making is driven by what is best for the students,” she said. “I’m very excited to be here and am honored to be able to be in this position. She also credited the Board of Education members – and called her teaching staff and nursing staff “heroic” for all they have done to adjust for their students. She said she enjoyed working along Superintendent of Schools Brian Zychowski for four years, “learning alongside him as a mentor there is so much more to know in a bigger district.” She said this tied in her love of technology with a love of the media center.Ĭiarrocca has been named the district’s acting superintendent of schools. She moved from the charter district to the public school district, first starting as principal of Livingston Park Elementary School in 2013 for four years, then moving to director of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology for the entire district. “I went from a suburban district to a very urban school district, but it was a very creative, mom-and-pop school with a very diverse population,” she said.Ĭiarrocca said that became a “proving ground,” because she learned a skill set that is applicable to her current term as superintendent of the North Brunswick Public School district. She then became the principal of the Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. She said this gave her an opportunity to be on committees and take leadership roles, and then she attained her administrative certificate for principalship/supervisors and school administration. Two years later, Ciarrocca moved to the Watchung school district and worked as a library media specialist for grades K-4 for 10 years. She then became a library media specialist, while pursuing a second master’s degree in library media.

She spent eight years in a classroom in Warren Township.

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