The of the School District of the Chathams voted Monday to approve William "Bill" Librera as the new athletic director and director of Health and Physical Education at .
Librera has worked as a teacher in Morris County schools for the last 10 years, first in Morris Central High School in Chester, then in , where he was also the head basketball coach.
According to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa, Librera went through five stages of interviews before he was selected as the new athletic director, including interviews with the district's Head of Personnel, Deb Becker, Chatham High Principal Darren Groh, the president of the Athletic Boosters and the school board's personnel committee.
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"Mr. Librera excelled at every step of the process," LaSusa said.
Board President Tom Belding referred to Librera's father, a former New Jersey Commissioner of Education, also named William. The elder Librera worked with the district to help mentor LaSusa as he prepares to become superintendent of the district, and to help find a suitable new assistant superintendent. The search ended in March when the board approved Karen Chase for the role.
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Belding said the hiring of the younger Librera was "totally coincidental. , Bill applied," Belding said, though he added that since Librera comes from a family heavily involved in education it "certainly suggests he may have interesting qualifications himself. Other than that, there was no connection" between the two."
Librera's contract begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2013.
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