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Julie Droller Appointed Principal of Hindley School After Nearly a School Year as Interim Principal

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Julie Droller, named interim principal of Hindley School last August, now has been appointed principal by the Darien Board of Education. Last August, Droller was hired to fill the position after former Principal DJ Collela was put on leave. Collela would be on leave for “the beginning of the 2018-19 school year,” Interim Superintendent Elliott Landon said in a Aug. 17 letter to parents of Hindley students. On Tuesday morning, Landon announced the appointment, made Monday night at a special Board of Education meeting.

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Hindley Principal DJ Collela Goes On Leave — No Reason Given to Parents

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DJ Collela, the Hindley School principal since 2016, is on leave for “the beginning of the 2018-19 school year,” Interim Superintendent Elliott Landon said in a letter dated Aug. 17 to parents at the school. Julie Droller has been named interim principal. “It is with sadness that I must report to you that your Principal, DJ Colella, will be on leave at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year,” Landon said in the letter. “I am pleased, however, to be able to share with you that I have appointed Julie Droller as the interim principal for Hindley while Mr. Colella is on leave.”