QV to Welcome Interim Edgeworth Elementary School Principal

Edgeworth Elementary School will welcome an interim principal during the second semester of the 2013-14 school year.

Quaker Valley High School Assistant Principal Deborah Riccobelli will transfer to Edgeworth Elementary while Principal Susan Gentile is on sabbatical leave to complete her doctoral studies, according to a news release. 

Gentile and Riccobelli will work together throughout the fall to allow for a smoother transition, the district said.

Riccobelli is familiar with the Edgeworth community having completed her administrative internship at the school in 2011. The interim appointment is effective beginning January through the end of the school year.  

Throughout the second semester, Quaker Valley High School Principal Andrew Surloff will use current staff to assist with various administrative duties.

Riccobelli has served as Quaker Valley’s assistant high school principal for the past two years. She has 15 years of teaching experience in the Shaler Area School District and worked as a graphic designer prior to entering the education field.

Riccobelli earned her master’s degree and principal’s certification from the University of Pittsburgh – where she is currently enrolled in the superintendent's letter of eligibility program and will enter its doctoral program next year.

She completed her bachelor’s degree from La Roche College and her teaching certification from Carlow University. She has been honored with the Robert Wolff Gold Award for Teaching Excellence and the La Roche College Distinguished Alumni Award. 

A resident of Cranberry Township, Riccobelli has two adult children.