Principal Leaves UWS' P.S. 165 for Harlem Charter School

Principal Leaves UWS' P.S. 165 for Harlem Charter School

January 10, 2012 4:14pm | By Leslie Albrecht, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

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Principal Brett Gallini of P.S. 165 on West 109th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. (DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht)

UPPER WEST SIDE — The principal credited with putting a struggling Upper West Side school on a path to success is leaving abruptly to take the helm of a Harlem charter school, parents and students learned Monday.

Brett Gallini, a high-energy 35-year-old who took the helm of P.S./M.S. 165 in the fall of 2010, announced his departure in a letter sent home with students. His last day could be as soon as Friday, he said.

Gallini is leaving to become head of school at the Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem, which is opening in the fall of 2012, he said. Assistant Principal Aracelis Castellano will serve as interim acting principal until a permanent replacement is found, a DOE spokeswoman said.

"I'm very excited," Gallini said. "It's a challenge I've never been a part of before, to build a school from the ground up."

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