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Stamford Public Schools Named Five Assistant Principals Sara Paolini, Hart Assistant Principal Randy Bilik, Newfield Assistant Principal Iuliana Roata, Stillmeadow Assistant Principal Jillian Churchill, Cloonan Assistant Principal Robson de Andrade, Jr., Rippowam Assistant Principal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Sharon Beadle 203-977-4095 [email protected]

Stamford, Conn.— Stamford Public Schools (SPS) announced five new assistant principals as follows: Sara Paolini as Assistant Principal, Hart Magnet Elementary School; Randy Bilik as Assistant Principal Newfield Elementary School; Iuliana Roata as Assistant Principal, Stillmeadow Elementary School; Jillian Churchill as Assistant Principal, Cloonan Middle School; and Robson de Andrade, Jr., as Assistant Principal Rippowam Middle School. Paolini fills the position recently vacated by the retirement of Mary Ann Mara, and Bilik fills the position vacated by the promotion of Sharon Longo to principal at Newfield. The assistant principal positions at Stillmeadow, Cloonan and Rippowam are the result of a recent budget reallocation, which replaced the former administrative intern positions at each of those schools with a certified assistant principal position. Paolini most recently served as teacher leader for Student Support and as administrative intern at Davenport Ridge Elementary School. Previously she was an instructional support teacher and a classroom teacher at Davenport. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y., a Master of Education from and an Intermediate Supervision and Administration certification from the . Bilik most recently served as a teacher leader for Student Support and as administrative intern at Westover Magnet Elementary School. Previously he was a Scientific Research Based Intervention (SRBI) support teacher at Stillmeadow Elementary School and a teacher of multiple grade levels at Stark Elementary School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Western , in Springfield, Mass., and a Master of Arts in Teaching, a Certificate of Advanced Study in

-more- reading consulting and a pending Intermediate Administration certification from Sacred Heart University. Roata most recently was an administrative intern at Stillmeadow Elementary School. She currently serves an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University. Roata has held positions of SRBI coach and Reading Teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Alexander Ioan Cuza University in Romania; a Master of Education from University of Bridgeport; a Sixth Year Degree in Advanced Studies in Literacy and Reading Consulting, Literacy Specialist Program (CLSP) from Sacred Heart University and an Intermediate Certificate in Administration from Sacred Heart University. Churchill most recently served as administrative intern at Cloonan Middle School. She was also a Language Arts teacher at Scofield Magnet Middle School and a Grade 3 teacher at Newfield Elementary School. Churchill holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Central Connecticut State University; a Maters of Arts and Connecticut certification in Elementary Education from ; and a Connecticut Administrative certification and a pending 6th year Education Leadership certification from Sacred Heart University. De Andrade most recently was an as administrative intern at Rippowam Middle School. He currently serves as a Mathematics instructor at Post University. He has also held the positions of Mathematics Instructional Coach at Rippowam. De Andrade holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics and a Master of Arts in Earth and Planetary Science from Western Connecticut State University, and a 6th year School Administration certification from Sacred Heart University. All positions are effective as of August 2, 2021. ###

Stamford Public Schools (SPS) comprises nearly 16,000 students, over 1,500 professionals, and 21 schools, including seven magnet schools and three International Baccalaureate sites. SPS has a total of 13 elementary schools, five middle schools and three high schools. The mission of the Stamford Public Schools is to provide an education that cultivates productive habits of mind, body and heart in every student.

SPS is proud that our district is as rich in diversity as it is in talent. We have students from many cultural backgrounds and geographic locations—as demonstrated by the more than 70 different languages spoken in the homes of our families. SPS offers our students a learning experience rich in cultural diversity and reflective of the global society in which they will work and live.