Superintendent Search Continues For West Morris Regional Schools

CHESTER, NJ — The West Morris Regional High School District Board of Education is making the search for a new superintendent a priority in 2025.

The announcement that Superintendent Barbara Sargent plans to retire this spring came as a surprise to the local community, especially since she had only taken on the role in 2023, succeeding longtime Superintendent Michael Ben-David. Ben-David resigned earlier that year after serving the district since 2015.

In response, the board held a special meeting in late November, authorizing the Board Secretary to begin the search for a new superintendent for the West Morris Regional High School District in the coming year.

In late November, the district posted the superintendent position, outlining the following qualifications:

• NJ Superintendent Certification
• 5+ years of educational leadership experience at the high school and/or central office level (Assistant superintendent or superintendent experience preferred)
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills

All applications were required to be submitted to Matthew Giacobbe before the start of the new year.

According to an announcement from Washington Township officials, the school board will hold executive session meetings this week as part of the interview process for selecting the next superintendent of the West Morris Regional High School District.

There is one meeting scheduled for Monday and another for Wednesday.

The next schedule public board meeting is planned for Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. on the West Morris Central campus.

The West Morris Regional School District, which serves grades 9 through 12 at West Morris Central and Mendham high schools, has an enrollment of about 2,240 students. The district encompasses five communities across four K-8 districts.