The Rye City School District announced 22 new administrators, teachers, and staff members ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. Of the 22 additions, there are eight new Rye High School administrators and teachers.
Rye High School
Administrators
Dr. Blume is already familiar to many in the Rye community, having spent almost a decade in the Rye City School District, first at RMS and then at RHS. He came to RMS in 2016 as a social studies teacher, later serving as the department coordinator, before moving to RHS to teach social studies in 2024. For the past two years, he has served as the International Baccalaureate Programme Coordinator for the high school. Blume began his career as a high school social studies teacher in the Mamaroneck Union Free School District.
Blume has a B.A. in History and Secondary Education and an M.A. in History, both from St. John’s University, an M.S. in Guidance and Counseling from the College of New Rochelle, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Manhattanville University. His doctoral dissertation was on the influence of active learning environments and 21st-century skill development on student self-efficacy.
Teachers
Ecroyd comes to Rye High School from the Bronx Health Sciences High School where she worked as a special education teacher for four years. At Bronx Health Sciences, she provided small group and one-on-one instruction, designed and implemented IEPs, and taught classes in history, English, math, and life skills. She has a B.A. in Psychology from CUNY York College and an M.A. in Special Education from CUNY Lehman College.
Farewell comes to RHS from LaFayette Junior/Senior High School in Lafayette, N.Y., where he recently completed his student teaching. Since 2024, he has served as a substitute teacher at Rye Middle School. He has also worked as a substitute teacher at the Port Chester Middle/High School. Farewell has a B.S. in Adolescent Education and Social Studies from SUNY Cortland’s School of Education.
Mohr-Bosciano comes to RHS from Yorktown High School, where she spent the last year as a leave replacement chemistry teacher. Prior to working in Yorktown, she taught an introduction to biology class as a leave replacement science teacher at the Louis M. Klein Middle School in Harrison, NY. Mohr-Bosciano has a B.S. in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine.
Mahoney comes to RHS from the Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District, where he worked as a high school Spanish and Italian leave replacement teacher. Previously, he worked as a substitute teacher in the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District. He has a B.S. in World Language Education and Spanish from The Pennsylvania State University’s College of Education.
Schmidt comes to RHS from the Wilton, CT Public Schools where she taught high school business and history for six years, and served as an instructional leader for four. Prior to teaching in Wilton, she spent three years teaching high school business and history for three years in the Cheshire, CT Public Schools. Schmidt is an Adjunct Instructor at the Jack Welch College of Business and Technology at Sacred Heart University. She has a B.S. in Economics and a Master’s in Secondary Education, both from Utica University.
AJ Thompson is already well known at Rye High School, having served as a substitute teacher and test proctor at the high school for the past two years. He has also served as the head JV coach to the RHS basketball program since 2018, and as head offensive and defensive line coach, JV head coach, and recruiting coordinator for the RHS football program since 2019. He has a B.A. in English from Fordham University and an M.S. in Adolescent Education Grades 7-12 and Special Education from the University of Mount Saint Vincent. He is a graduate of Rye High School.
Saporito comes to Rye High School from St. Barnabas High School in Bronx, N.Y., where she worked as a school counselor for 13 years. Before working at St. Barnabas, she was the 11th-grade advisor at South Bronx Preparatory High School. She has a B.A. in Sociology from Fairfield University and an M.A. in School Counseling from Manhattan College.
