{"id":15391,"date":"2025-10-26T06:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T06:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/15391\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T06:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T06:54:20","slug":"bethlehem-area-school-districts-hanover-elementary-gets-a-new-principal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/15391\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Area School District\u2019s Hanover Elementary gets a new principal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bethlehem Area School District<\/a> has tapped the next principal of Hanover Elementary School.<\/p>\n

Ralph Andrews will take the reins at the Hanover Township school pending board approval at its Sept. 22 meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis leadership experience, instructional expertise, and dedication to positive school culture make him an excellent fit for our BASD school community,\u201d Bethlehem Superintendent Jack P. Silva said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Andrews has worked as the elementary principal for both Parkside Education Center and S.S. Palmer Elementary School in the Palmerton Area School District since 2021.<\/p>\n

Andrews began his career in education as a middle school math teacher for Palmerton Area. He then went on to serve as assistant principal at Roberto Clemente Charter School in Allentown before returning to Palmerton Area.<\/p>\n

Andrews holds multiple degrees in education, earning a master\u2019s degree in educational leadership from Cabrini University; a master\u2019s degree in classroom technology from Wilkes University; and a bachelor\u2019s degree in elementary education from Penn State University.<\/p>\n

If approved by the school board, Andrews would join the school later this fall.<\/p>\n

Bethlehem Area\u2019s Supervisor of Equity Initiatives Eric Fontanez assumed administrative responsibilities at Hanover Elementary earlier this year, after Principal Erin Colleen Hines faced DUI charges stemming from a vehicle crash<\/a> in March, according to city police.<\/p>\n

Police allege that Hines was driving drunk when she struck three parked cars at the Stefko Shopping Center. <\/p>\n

A blood-alcohol content test revealed Hines had a level of 0.326% at the time of the accident, city police said. Penalties for most drivers in Pennsylvania begin at 0.08%.<\/p>\n

Hines was subsequently placed on a leave of absence from her position at the school.<\/p>\n

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