PASCACK VALLEY—The Hillsborough Township School Board in Somerset County appointed former interim Pascack Valley Regional High School District superintendent Daniel Fishbein as its interim superintendent, effective Aug. 23 through June 2023 at an annual reported salary of $227,500.
Fishbein, an alumnus of Pascack Valley High School, served as interim superintendent in the Pascack Valley District during 2021 and 2022 following the departure of P. Erik Gundersen, who served a decade as superintendent and nearly 30 years in the district.
In March, the district approved Sarah Bilotti, a former superintendent in Warren County, as its new superintendent for an annual salary of $240,000. She took over for Fishbein on July 1.
Fishbein’s agreement was approved by a unanimous nine-member board on Aug. 22.
Fishbein, an educational leadership consultant with the South Bergen Jointure Commission February–June 2021, also served as superintendent in the Ridgewood School District for 12-plus years and for 13-plus years in the Glen Ridge School District.
He began his career as a teacher in Vermont and New York before becoming an administrator in the Katonah-Lewisboro (N.Y.) school district in 2000.
According to the school district’s website, Hillsborough Township is the largest municipality in Somerset County, covering 54 square miles with approximately 37,000 residents.