Thursday, July 15, 2010

Wallace Principal Retiring at End of Summer


HOBOKEN --
Wallace Primary School Principal Charles Tortorella has informed the school district that he plans to retire at the end of the summer, Superintendent Peter Carter confirmed Thursday. Tortoella's retirement becomes effective Aug. 31. Carter said the school system will advertise for Tortorella's replacement soon on the district Web site. Carter declined to state whether an acting principal will be named and who that person might be, if a full-time person is not appointed by Sept. 1 - which is only six weeks away. According to the Hoboken Reporter, several other administrators have retired or left this year.