Dominic Ciliotta Appointed as Next Principal of Tangier Smith Elementary School

The William Floyd School District has selected Dominic Ciliotta as the next principal of Tangier Smith Elementary School, a role in which he will serve as the school’s administrative and instructional leader overseeing nearly 800 students, 50 faculty members and approximately 30 professional staff members. Mr. Ciliotta, who is currently the assistant principal at John S. Hobart Elementary School, will begin serving in this new role on July 1. He succeeds Toni Komorowski, who is retiring at the end of this school year, after a successful 13-year tenure as principal.

“Mr. Ciliotta emerged as the top candidate in an extremely competitive search for the next principal of Tangier Smith Elementary School,” said Dr. Stacey Scalise, assistant superintendent for elementary instruction, administration and pupil personnel services, William Floyd School District. “His capacity to collaborate and engage with all constituents within our school community, as well as his extraordinary work ethic allowed him to emerge as the natural new leader of Tangier Smith. His demonstrated experience and successes as assistant principal at John S. Hobart Elementary School will ensure a seamless transition in this new role. Overall, he is humbled at this opportunity, and highly committed to the William Floyd School District.”

Mr. Ciliotta, the assistant principal of John S. Hobart Elementary School for the past six years, has fostered a sense of family among the entire Hobart school community. He has also established structures for recognizing students, faculty and staff that have gone above and beyond in all that they do.

“As a school leader, I pride myself on being an advocate for all students and an individual that our parents can count on,” said Mr. Ciliotta. “I look forward to continuing a culture of high expectations, positive learning experiences, and making our school a place where all students look forward to attending daily.”

Dominic Ciliotta

Some of Mr. Ciliotta’s administrative highlights include implementing data teams at Hobart with a focus on analyzing data to develop plans for each individual student; maintaining an active social media presence to keep the lines of communication open with families who use those platforms; developing positive recognition systems to acknowledge and reward independent practice in reading and math by partnering with the local library and other businesses in the community; co-facilitating book studies on effective teaching strategies when working with students and families from economically-disadvantaged communities; and serving as the screening supervisor for all incoming kindergartners.

Before his tenure at William Floyd began, Mr. Ciliotta served as a fifth-grade ICT teacher at P.S. 206 Jose Celso Barbosa School in East Harlem, part of the New York City Department of Education system. He also served as a third- and fifth-grade teacher at the Grand Concourse Academy in the Bronx.

“I couldn’t be more excited to begin this next chapter of my career at Tangier Smith,” Mr. Ciliotta added. “Since arriving in 2017, I have been extremely proud to be a part of the William Floyd school community. It brings me tremendous joy to be continuing my journey right here at William Floyd!”

Mr. Ciliotta earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Sacred Heart University, his Master of Arts in Teaching from Sacred Heart University, and his Advanced Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership from Stony Brook University.