Horace Greeley High School principal to retire

What happened

The agenda for the board's September 2, 2026 opening-day meeting records a resignation for the purpose of retirement from Sandra Sepe, principal of Horace Greeley High School, effective September 1, 2027. Horace Greeley is the district's only high school. The notice gives the district about a year to find a successor. No replacement, interim appointment or search process was listed on the agenda.

Why it matters to families

The high school principal sets the tone for the one building every Chappaqua student eventually attends, and a change in that job touches scheduling, discipline, course choices and how families get heard. A year's notice means the district can run a full search rather than appoint in a hurry, so the next thing to watch is whether the board sets up a search and whether families are asked to take part.

The evidence

The September 2, 2026 regular meeting agenda published on the district's Diligent board portal lists, under the instructional personnel section, 'Resignation for the Purpose of Retirement: Sandra Sepe, Principal, Horace Greeley High School, effective September 1, 2027.' Nothing else on that agenda or on any later agenda in the collected record names a successor or a search.

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