Bayville Primary School families are invited to a meet and greet with new principal Ross Cohen on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Please use the main entrance. There will be bagels and arts and crafts!
The Locust Valley Central School District is thrilled to welcome Ross Cohen into our Falcon Family as the new principal of Bayville Primary School for the 2024-2025 school year.
Mr. Cohen brings strong leadership qualities from his time as a program administrator, assistant principal and principal in New York City and Nassau and Suffolk counties. In his 20 years in education, Mr. Cohen has fostered partnerships with families, parent-teacher associations and communities with a diverse range of backgrounds.
Additionally, Mr. Cohen brings unique teaching experiences working as a special education teacher in a variety of settings, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s hospital school in New York City, where he developed curricula and delivered instruction to in and outpatient school-age children and facilitated communication between families, the school and the medical team. Mr. Cohen has worked also as a building and district-level administrator with a focus on special education and elementary curriculum. Most recently, Mr. Cohen served as the assistant principal at Hewlett Elementary School in Hewlett- Woodmere, a position he held since 2019.
Mr. Cohen was inspired to become an educator by helping his sister during her middle school writing assignments. “Supporting her in articulating her voice and nourishing her confidence to share ideas passionately helped lay the foundation for my two-decade journey as a teacher and administrator,” Mr. Cohen said. “To this day, guiding and protecting the voices of our children and staff, while actively learning from their unique perspectives remains at the core of my work.”
Mr. Cohen attained his Bachelor of Science in communications at Boston University, his Masters of Science in secondary English education from New York University and certifications in English language arts education and educational leadership from CUNY Queens College and CUNY Hunter College, respectively.
“I am honored to step into the role of principal at Bayville Primary and excited to partner with our exceptional staff, students, families and neighborhood partners to carry on the extraordinary work in our classrooms and throughout our dynamic and treasured Bayville community,” Mr. Cohen said. “I am eager to bring our team together as we continue to nourish the well-being and development of our children, fostering a school environment that they consider home and where all children may thrive socially, emotionally and academically.”
Please join the district in welcoming Ross Cohen into our community.