Familiar Face Named
Director of Math
Marybeth Robinette has been on the Huntington School District’s faculty since 1990. She’s worked as a special education and math teacher and since 2005 as the district’s data coordinator and chief information officer.
Ms. Robinette earned an undergraduate degree in sociology with special education certification in 1978 at the University of Hartford and a master’s degree in computer science in 1985 at Union College. She obtained a certificate of advanced study in educational leadership along with state administrative certification at SUNY Stony Brook in 2009.
While Ms. Robinette has enjoyed working in the district office for the past five years, she is now excited to be “moving back to a position where I have more interaction with teachers and students,” she said.
Prior to coming to Huntington, Ms. Robinette worked for Unisys Corp. and Harris Corp. as a software engineer (1985-1990), as a math teacher in the Wappinger Falls School District (1983-84) and as a special education teacher in the Poughkeepsie School District (1981-83) and at the Astor Home for Children-Rhinebeck Country School.
Over the years Ms. Robinette has been a member of numerous Huntington School District committees, including the educational development committee, academic intervention services planning committee and technology committee. She has also been a member of the RTI development team, Tiers of intensive and educationally responsive services team and high school data team.
The district received 40 applications for the position after running an advertisement and 14 candidates were pre-screened during the selection process.
Ms. Robinette was interviewed by a committee consisting of Dr. Joseph Giani, assistant superintendent for personnel and general administration, Dr. Kenneth Card, Jr., assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, Georgia McCarthy, director of physical education, health and interscholastic athletics, John Amato, principal of J. Taylor Finley Middle School and math teachers Loraine Schirripa, Melanie DeMarco and Monica Racz.
A central office committee that included Superintendent John J. Finello and Drs. Giani and Card conducted a final interview with Ms. Robinette before a positive recommendation was made to trustees.
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