Roslyn School District is delighted to announce several changes in key administrative staff for the 2022-23 school year.
Jennifer Sheehan, former assistant principal at Roslyn Middle School, has taken the position of assistant principal at East Hills Elementary School. Sheehan began her career in education at Roslyn school district in 2004 as a Spanish Teacher, where she created new electives and co-advised the World Languages Honor Society.
In 2016, she became World Languages Chairperson and instituted the Seal of Biliteracy. In 2018, she took on the role of assistant principal at the middle school with a strong focus on Social Emotional Learning (SEL); worked with the administrative team to earn the school’s No Place for Hate Gold Star Distinction; implemented the No one Eats Alone Day initiative; and collaborated with students to celebrate Black history month.
Sheehan holds a bachelor’s degree from LIU Post in Spanish Education, a master’s degree in Spanish from LIU Post and earned a certification in School Building & District Leadership from LIU Post. She recently earned a Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) certificate through Hofstra and a Navigating Complexity: A Leadership Program for Principals certificate from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Sheehan places great value on equity, social-emotional learning and family and community engagement.
Filling the role of assistant principal at Roslyn Middle School is Melissa Hornik. Hornik’s primary responsibility will be to provide support and leadership for middle school students and staff alongside Principal Craig Johanson and fellow Assistant Principal Christopher Roth.
Prior to her appointment at Roslyn, Hornik worked at Berner Middle School in Massapequa and JHS 157 Stephen A. Halsey in Rego Park, Queens. She began her career as a middle school English teacher and later held positions as a grade-level team leader, an instructional coach, an English department assistant and the dean of students.
Hornik holds a bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University in English literature and rhetoric and a master’s degree in adolescent special education from Queens College. She earned her administrative certificate in school building and district leadership from Stony Brook University. Hornik values hard work and the power of communication. She believes that a strong partnership between schools, families and the community is key for student success.
Isaac Neal will assume the position of Dean of Students at Roslyn High School, where he will oversee student services and on-campus activities. Prior to joining the Roslyn School District, Neal was the Director of Athletics and the Dean of Students at Buckley Country Day School.
He began his career in education as a physical education teacher in 2011. Neal holds a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in business administration and marketing, a master’s degree in science, health and physical education from Hofstra University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Stony Brook University Graduate School of Education. He has earned numerous certifications, including a Certificate in Advanced Educational Leadership from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. In 2014-15, he was named teacher of the year at Buckley Country Day School.
Outside of administration and teaching, Neal served as head coach for varsity boy’s lacrosse at Port Washington’s Schreiber High School where he was named 2021 coach of the year. He is also certified in Mindfulness Curriculum Writing and Instruction and enjoys working with students on ways to cope with stress in their daily lives. He has a passion to assist students in lifelong active learning and takes pride in getting to know students for who they are, in order to help them enhance their lives.
Jennifer Sapir has been appointed the new chair of the English department, stepping into a role vacated by retiring chairperson Joshua Cabat. Her role will be to provide support and leadership to the dedicated team of English teachers at Roslyn Middle School and Roslyn High School.
Prior to her appointment at Roslyn, Sapir worked at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. She began her career as an English teacher and enjoyed a sixteen-year tenure at Kennedy High School. Sapir holds a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, a master’s degree in secondary English education from New York University’s Steinhardt School and an administrative certificate from Stony Brook University.
Sapir is a lover of reading and a language enthusiast who believes that strong literacy programs in public schools are the key to empowering informed and empathetic individuals who go on to better society.
“Congratulations to these four outstanding individuals for their selection in pivotal positions at our district,” said Superintendent Allison Brown. “The Roslyn Board of Education and I are thrilled to have such brilliant staff members who are so committed to their roles as educators. They are ready and excited to support all our students. I look forward to working with them this year and in many years to come.”
