Newbies: The District Welcomes Dr. Derek Schuelein Principal, Rye High School

The Rye City School District is welcoming sixteen newbies this year. Most of these faces are new to the district, and a few are old hands in new positions.

The District welcomes Dr. Derek Schuelein Principal, Rye High School

Dr. Schuelein comes to Rye High School from Rye Brook, where he was Principal of Blind Brook High School since 2018, and served as Assistant Principal at the same school for four years prior to that. Prior to working in Blind Brook, Dr. Schuelein was Assistant Principal at Lindenhurst High School, a high- performing high school in Suffolk County, NY, for three years, and was Assistant Principal at the Jane Addams High School, Bronx, NY, for three years prior to that. He began his career in education as a social studies teacher at Jane Addams High School.

Dr. Schuelein holds a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, with a concentration in Social Studies, from Pennsylvania State University. He has a Master of Arts in Social Studies Education from CUNY Lehman College, and a Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in Educational Administration from SUNY New Paltz. His doctorate degree in education is from Manhattanville College.