The Abington School Board appointed Mr. Daniel File to be principal of Overlook Elementary School and Ms. Julianne Peterson to replace him as assistant principal of Abington Junior High School at its meeting last night. Mr. File replaces Principal Mrs. Carla Greene, who Is retiring this year.
According to Superintendent Dr. Amy Sichel, Mr. File brings a wealth of experience and will support Overlook to continue in the positive direction set by Principal Greene and the Overlook staff. Mr. File has been assistant principal of Abington Junior High School since July, 2013. He had been a middle school assistant principal in the Central Bucks School District, an assistant principal at Pennsbury High School, and prior to that, an English teacher for nine years at William Penn Middle School and at LaSalle College High School. He earned his BA in Secondary Education and English at LaSalle University and his MS in Education and Educational Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Petersen, according to Dr. Sichel, has been a long-time skilled and dedicated educator at the Junior High School. She has been the Supervisor of Social Studies in the district since July, 2013, had been the Social Studies Department Chair at the Junior High School for 11 years, a Social Studies teacher for 12 years, and has been very active in many school district committees. Ms. Petersen earned her BS in Education and Secondary Social Studies at West Chester University and her MEd in Educational Leadership at Arcadia University.