Long-time Lawrence Township Public Schools administrators Alyson Fischer and Sharon Rello have been promoted to new posts within the Lawrence Township Public Schools.
Fischer, who is the Lawrence Intermediate School principal, has been named to be the director of School Counseling and Student Supports. She will be paid $176,000 in her new position.
Rello has been appointed to succeed Fischer as the Lawrence Intermediate School principal. She is currently the assistant principal at the intermediate school, which houses grades 4-6. She will earn $138,000.
The two administrators will assume their new duties on July 1.
“These two wonderful leaders have served the district for a very long time. What we do really well here is grow our leaders,” said Superintendent of Schools Robyn Klim.
Fischer, who has been an administrator in the district for 14 years, has been the Lawrence Intermediate School principal for six years. She had previously served as the district’s director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics, and as an assistant principal at Lawrence High School.
During her six years as the Lawrence Intermediate School principal, Fischer led the school through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. She launched the Character Counts house system and expanded the fourth-grade transition supports.
Fischer has been dedicated to advancing student well-being, supporting families and fostering inclusive, positive school cultures, officials said.
Rello has worked for the Lawrence Township Public Schools for more than 20 years, including six years as the Lawrence Intermediate School assistant principal.
Rello had previously served as the school’s music teacher. She revived the school’s musical theater program and created a district-wide jazz festival.
As the assistant principal, Rello was involved in the intermediate school’s house system and introduced peer-led intervention circles. Those initiatives have reduced peer conflicts and increased student engagement, officials said.
Rello believes in the power of relationships, social-emotional learning and trauma-informed practices. She meets the students where they are and challenges them to grow, officials said.
