DePaola Takes Reins at Carle Place High School/Middle School

Thomas DePaola, a vice principal at Long Beach High School the past three years, is the new principal at Carle Place Middle School and High School.   

DePaola brings to the schools 16 years of educational experience from Long Beach and Farmingdale, where he worked as a biology and chemistry teacher for 13 years at Farmingdale High School and was also a union officer for six years. Dr. Francine Newman replaced DePaole as vice pricipal at LBHS.

DePaola will take the reins as he steps in to fill the shoes of Neil J. Connolly, who retired from his position as principal after 37 years of service to the district. 

“I am thrilled to be a part of the Carle Place community and I am excited for the start of the new school year,” DePaola said.

DePaola received his Masters in biology from Binghamton University and went on to complete his Masters in educational supervision from the College of St. Rose.

“He brings a wealth of first-hand classroom knowledge and a keen understanding of the challenges facing today’s teenagers,” said Carle Place Superintendent David J. Flatley.

DePaola started his new position on July 1. He lives in Hicksville with his wife, Cathy, and his two children, Thomas and Emily. In his spare time he likes to travel and visit presidential gravesites across the United States.