Board of Education
Margate City District pupils are housed in two separate facilities: the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School constructed in 1956, and the William H. Ross III Elementary School constructed in 2000. As a result of a 24 million dollar addition and renovation project and new school construction in 1999, all schools have been upgraded to enhance the educational environment. The elementary school houses the district administrative offices and grades K-4. The middle school, which houses grades 5-8, is departmentalized with an emphasis on thematic teaching. Each building is serviced by special area teachers for music, physical education, visual arts, technology, and a media center. In addition, a Child Study Team is available for children with special needs. The team consists of a school psychologist, a social worker, learning disabled teacher/consultant and speech therapists. Overall responsibility for the education of the K-8 children within the City of Margate lies with the district's Board of Education, composed of seven members, appointed by the mayor for staggered terms of three years.
Board of Education Members (Expiration of Term)
- Joseph Pepe, President (2027)
- Jack Sorensen, Vice President (2025)
- Stephen Swift (2027)
- Amy Brog (2027)
- Shannon Wray-Norris (2026)
- Danielle Gomes-Chapman (2026)
- Nicholas Palmisano (2025)
Board and District Administration and Staff
- Mr. Ryan Gaskill, rgaskill@margateschools.org
Superintendent of Margate Schools; Director of Special Education; 504 Coordinator; Homeless Liaison- Leigh Turner, lturner@margateschools.org Executive Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent and Human Resources Payroll Specialist
- Melina Skwarek, mskwarek@margateschools.org
Board Secretary and School Business Administrator- Colleen Culmone, accountspayable@margateschools.org
Accounts Payable
- Colleen Culmone, accountspayable@margateschools.org
- Mrs. Bonnie Marino, bmarino@margateschools.org
Principal - William H. Ross Elementary School; Director of Special Projects- Carol Gitto, Secretary
- Mrs. Samantha Dulude, sdulude@margateschools.org
Principal - Eugene A. Tighe Middle School; Director of Curriculum; Anti-Bullying Coordinator (ABC)- Cindy Gresham, Secretary
- Joseph Pepe jp@margateschools.org
President Margate City Board of Education