WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. January 11, 2010: The White Plains Board of Education accepted the resignation of Ridgeway School Principal Evette Avila tonight at the second Board of Education meeting of the year, for "personal reasons," according to Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Lenora Boehlert.

The resignation was effective June 30, 2010. Avila was scheduled to earn $172,433 as Elementary School Principal from July 1 2009 to June 30, 2010, and apparently will collect her salary for the balance of the year. Boehlert gave no reason for the resignation and Ms. Avila is no longer principal of the school. Tashia Brown remains as Assistant Principal.

Francis Lahey was appointed Interim Principal by the Board. No statements were made to the public by the Board on the Ridgeway School situation, or Mr. Lahey. Mr. Lahey previously served as interim principal at Eastview School in January 2009, and was Principal of Fox Lane High School.