Staff Writer
Recently, Dr. Yanni has announced he will be departing from the New Hope-Solebury School District. At the end of the school year Dr. Yanni will leave New Hope-Solebury and will become the superintendent of the School District of Upper Dublin.
The news of his parting has left students and faculty in deep sorrow. Dr. Malone, who has been both the middle school and high school principal and who is currently serving as the Director of Elementary and Secondary education, will become the acting superintendent while the board conducts a search.
When asked why he decided to leave, Dr. Yanni stated that he thought it was in his best interest to move to a bigger school district.
“I was looking to grow as a leader, and the ability to lead a bigger district seemed appealing, which made leaving New Hope bittersweet because it was such a great family.”
Dr. Yanni also reflected on what he was most proud of during his time as New Hope’s superintendent: “The fact that we got to a place where everyone is accepting of each other is something that is impressive. Five years ago when I started here people didn’t seem as happy, but now everyone is working together to make a positive change.”
In addition, Dr. Yanni explained that he will miss the atmosphere of New Hope.
“The comfort level that we have here is great. Everyone here is like a big family. I am hoping to bring that family feel to Upper Dublin, but I will miss that here.”
Likewise, many of the students will miss him.
“I’ll miss his funny phone calls the most when we have snow days, but I wish I had gotten to know him better,” said Kayla Paul-Koch.
On reflecting on his time at New Hope, Dr. Yanni left us with his final message: “Good leaders want to leave a place in a better position than they found it, I want to thank everyone in our community for working together to make New Hope the best place it can be for our students.”
