Announcements From The School Board

Among the announcements made at last night’s Toms River Regional Board of Education meeting were the hiring of a new Superintendent for the district and a new head football coach at Toms River High School South. In both cases the names and faces are quite familiar.

The Board of Education removed the interim title and named Frank Roselli the 9th superintendent in the history of the school district. He was given the interim tag in October following the sudden retirement of Michael Ritacco, who earlier in that same day was arrested and charged in a well publicized insurance fraud case.
Roselli, who started in the district 30 years ago as a school psychologist, had spent the past 9 years as an assistant superintendent before taking over the day-to-day operations in the fall. At that time the Board of Education announced they would begin a national search for their next leader and it produced more than a dozen candidates from the original list with three finalists who were interviewed. Last night the school board announced that the search committee’s choice was Roselli,
a well-respected and well-liked person known for the calm demeanor he displays
even in tough times. He will need that and more to handle what will certainly be difficult times in the days and months ahead but I for one applaud the decision.
Sure there are some who wanted a person to come from outside the district and I can understand that. However when the best choice is right in front of you that’s the right choice.

Also last night the board named Ron Signorino Jr. the new head football coach at High School South and again I think this was the right call. He of course is the son of Ron Signorino, the man who put the Indians program on the football map in the 60’s and 70’s and later came back for a second stint in the late 90’s. The younger Signorino was his father’s offensive coordinator during that period before taking over the same position at Toms River East and most recently Monsignor Donovan. Having grown up with the Indians tradition instilled in him, Signorino Jr. has the best chance of turning around the football fortunes of what is truly one of the shore’s most storied programs. Coming off a winless 2010 season, it won’t be easy and won’t happen overnight but expect the better days ahead for the maroon and white.