Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 31, 2013 FLOW Area RIH School District appoints new principal by Frank J. McMahon The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Dis- trict has promoted assistant principal Joseph Collins to the position of principal of Indian Hills High School. Collins has been a district employee for 38 years and assistant principal at Indian Hills since 2004. The board of education confirmed his one-year contract and salary of $153,000 at its last meeting. He replaces Albert Evange- lista who retired this year 41 years in the district and nine as principal. In 1975, Collins earned a bachelor’s degree as a member of the first graduating class at Ramapo College. He received a master’s degree in educational administra- tion with principal/supervisor certification from Montclair Joseph P. Collins State University in 1983. As assistant principal and supervisor of applied technol- ogy at Indian Hills since 2004, Collins performed all func- tions associated with that office, including direction over all students within the high school. He was responsible for the daily discipline of one half of the student body, and all matters pertaining to attendance and special education. In addition to the daily interaction with students, par- ents, and faculty, he was responsible for the preparation of scheduling for all faculty classes, prep periods, and super- visory assignments and performed supervisory duties for all facets of the IHHS Applied Technology Department, including the scheduling and evaluation of all department members. He was also responsible for evaluation of non-tenured and tenured staff at Indian Hills and served as administra- tive representative for the pilot program on the new evalu- ation process for the fall of 2013. He organized the Third Thursday Group for first- and second-year teachers, which helps to supplement the school’s mentoring program. He is a member of the Oakland Alliance who recruits student volunteers for that community-based group. In addition, he served as the administrative representative to the Safety Committee while working cooperatively with the school’s director of facilities. His assistant principal duties also included overseeing the teacher substitute program that includes the interview process and the sub-evaluation plan, and the management of all faculty coverage on a daily basis. He served on the Indian Hills Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Com- mittee and played an integral part, along with the school’s student assistance counselor, in overseeing the entire harassment, intimidation, and bullying process. He is a member of the school’s crisis management team who is also responsible for coordinating all safety drills at Indian Hills. His duties also included oversight and evalu- ation of the daily operation of the school’s security staff while working cooperatively with the custodial/mainte- nance staff. Prior to becoming assistant principal, Collins was a member of the science department faculty for 29 years as a teacher of biology and chemistry. He was also the head teacher of the science department at Indian Hills. He coached the chemistry team in the New Jersey State Sci- ence League to a top 10 finish in the state. He also served as greenhouse manager and horticulture club advisor. A tree was planted on the school grounds in appreciation of his 25 years of service to the horticulture program. Collins received the American Chemical Society Award for Excellence in Teaching Science from the Sigma Si Society of Ramapo College of New Jersey. He was the advisor to the school’s chess club and initi- ated the Indian Hills Chess Club Tournament. Collins has also had a long coaching career at Indian (continued on page 10)