Mrs. Kelli Dellarose Named K-1 Principal
At the April 13, 2022 Board of Directors regular meeting, Mrs. Kelli Dellarose was approved as the early childhood K-1 principal at South Park Elementary Center effective June 8, 2022. The addition of a second administrator position at the elementary center was necessitated by a nearly 11% increase in enrollment at the elementary center over the past four school years. Mrs. Dellarose will join Dr. Rob Furman who will be the principal for second through fourth grades at South Park Elementary Center.
Mrs. Dellarose joined the South Park School District as middle school assistant principal in December 2020. Prior to joining the South Park School District, Mrs. Dellarose served as an assistant principal in the Ringgold School District at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Mrs. Dellarose also has a decade of classroom experience as a chemistry teacher at the Brownsville Area School District. While at Brownsville, Mrs. Dellarose received the California University 40 under 40 award, the Herald Standard Excellent Educator award, the
Jefferson Awards Most Outstanding Faculty Advisory awards for the region and nation and the
National Philanthropy Award for the Pittsburgh region. She also sponsored a student program to
raise more than $300,000 through grant writing, corporate support and fundraising to revitalize
the town square of Brownsville.
Mrs. Dellarose graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a chemistry
certification in 2007. She earned her master’s degree in school administration and leadership
from California University of Pennsylvania in 2010.