September 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 FLOW Area Regional district approves new administrators by Frank J. McMahon The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District has appointed a new assis- tant principal at Indian Hills High School and approved the assignment of a coordina- tor for the district’s 1:1 Learning Initiative that will provide laptops for all students in the high school district. Daniel Guido, previously the dean of programs and students and Gateway Acad- emy Director at Boonton High School, is the new Indian Hills assistant principal. Daniel Sutherland, previously the Science & University Program Supervisor and sci- ence teacher at Indian Hills, will now be the school’s science and UP supervisor and coordinator of the 1:1 Learning Initiative. Guido lives in Hasbrouck Heights. He will receive a salary of $110,000 pro-rated for the period of Oct. 4, 2013 to June 30, 2014. “The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District’s reputation precedes itself,” Guido said after his appointment, “and I am excited at the opportunity to work with the outstanding student body and distinguished staff at Indian Hills High School. Through the interviewing process, I met some great professional educators, and I look forward to working with our princi- pal, Mr. Joe Collins and Assistant Principal Mrs. Linda Sisto in continuing the tradition of excellence at Indian Hills Regional High School.” Guido holds a bachelor’s degree in sec- ondary social studies education from New York University and a master’s degree in educational leadership. He also holds a New Jersey Certification of Eligibility, a New Jersey Standard Certificate, and a New Jersey Teacher Standard Certificate in social studies for grades 7-12. Prior to his employment at Boonton High School, Guido was a social studies teacher at Mendham Township Middle School in Brookside and Hasbrouck Heights High School. From 2001-03, he was the co-owner and instructor at the apex Wrestling School in South Hackensack. Prior to that, he was the assistant varsity wrestling coach at Hasb- rouck Heights High School and head soccer coach at the Mendham Township Middle School. He also volunteered as a head wres- tling coach for the Hasbrouck Heights Rec- reation Department. Sutherland lives in Pompton Lakes. His salary will remain at $119,207 pending the successful completion of negotiations for the 2013-14 school year. “I am excited to work with the students, teachers, and the administration throughout the first year of the 1:1 Laptop Initiative,” Sutherland said. “This is a great opportu- nity for the district to grow and provide all of our students with the technological tools and resources that will enhance their learn- ing experience.” Sutherland’s education includes an Ed.S. degree in educational leadership, manage- ment, and policy from Seton Hall University in South Orange; a supervisory certifica- tion program; an M.S. degree in educa- tional technology from Ramapo College in Mahwah; and a B.S. degree in chemis- try and a B.S. in education from Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He also has supervision certification from the State of New Jersey and certifica- tion as a teacher of physical science from the state. He has been a science supervisor at Indian Hills since 2009. His major respon- sibilities have included the hiring, observa- tion, and evaluation of science staff with a focus on instruction and professional improvement, budget preparations, and evaluation and revision of science curricu- lum, instruction, and assessment. From the summer of 2006 through August 2009, he was the director of curric- ulum in the Sparta Township Public School District, where his responsibilities included development of curriculum; supervision and evaluation of science, math, technol- ogy, engineering, and health and physical education for kindergarten through grade 12; budgeting and purchasing technological equipment; and the research, development, and implementation of innovative initia- tives at the department, school, and district levels. Sutherland has also been an adjunct professor at Centenary College in Hackett- stown and at Ramapo College in Mahwah subsequent to being a physical science teacher in the Ramapo Indian Hills School District and in the Midland Park School District.