HOWELL – Members of the Howell Township Board of Education extended the contract of Joseph Isola, Superintendent of Schools.
At the most recent board meeting, members voted in favor to extend Isola’s contract for another five years until June 30, 2028.
“I have served Howell Township in a leadership role for about 20 years – two decades. This has in so many ways been home for me,” Isola said at the meeting. “Moving out here in my career in 2004, I didn’t know what I was getting into. And little did I know I found a community that I have rather quickly fallen in love with and I continue to work on the behalf of our entire community.”
Isola was born at Fort Dix while his father was stationed there as a captain in the U.S. Army. Although his grandfather, father and two brothers were involved in the family business of dentistry, Isola chose a career in education.
Isola and his wife Pamela have three grown sons – Joseph, Nicholas and Andrew.
In a district biography, Isola said he enjoyed coaching his children in multiple youth sports as they grew up. He’s an active member within the community, as he volunteers with many of the youth organizations such as Pop Warner Football and Cheer.
Isola joined the Howell Township district as a middle school principal in 2004 and assumed the district’s chief education officer position in 2014, holding the title of Superintendent for nearly 10 years.
During his time as Superintendent, he was able to envision and launch the Monmouth County Schools Partnership for Wellness, which is a partnership of about 60 school districts focusing on SEL and mental health for students, staff and communities.
In the past couple of years, Isola was named the 2021 New Jersey Association for School Administrators Central Regional Superintendent of the Year and the 2020 Monmouth County Superintendent of the Year.
“Through the years I’ve worked with numerous board members and those experiences have been so enriching and fulfilling. I want to thank the Board, and also those who have come before you, for your faith and confidence in my leadership. I don’t take that responsibility lightly. I think you all have witnessed that. It is something that I wear 24/7,” Isola said. “What an honor and privilege to be able to continue to serve this wonderful community and quite frankly it is humbling to work alongside such great partners that are here tonight and throughout our district.”
“Thank you for the opportunity to continue to serve and I will continue to do so with every heartbeat,” Isola added.
