The Brunswick (Brittonkill) Central School District is pleased to announce that Kelly Onorato has been named the new principal of Tamarac Elementary School. Mrs. Onorato, a resident of Brunswick, is currently the assistant principal at Tamarac Elementary. She replaces Mr. Richard Pogue, who is retiring after 16 years in the District. Mrs. Onorato is bringing to the position 17 years experience in education. Kelly provided services to students in grades K-12 as a speech-language pathologist during her first 10 years in education. Kelly has also served as a member of the District Technology Committee and coached the Tamarac Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Team in the Fall of 2008.
Most recently, Kelly has worked in the New York State Education Department’s Office of Special Education. During this time, she has been involved in the development of special education policy across a range of topics including assistive technology, testing accommodations and meeting the needs of students with dyslexia.
Kelly is a proud graduate of Tamarac High School, lives in Brunswick and her husband is a Tamarac teacher and coach. Her children also attended Tamarac schools.
