The Rocky Point School District is pleased to welcome
Christopher Van Cott as assistant superintendent of business and Lauren
Neckin as assistant principal at Rocky Point High School. They were
appointed at the Aug. 26 Board of Education meeting. Mr. Van Cott
officially begins his role on Sept. 25 and Ms. Neckin on Sept. 27.
Mr. Van Cott brings more than a decade of professional
experience to this position, most recently in the Oceanside School
District as assistant superintendent for business/treasurer. He earned
advanced certification in school district business leadership from Stony
Brook University, a master’s degree in banking and finance from Dowling
College and an undergraduate degree in business management from Five
Towns College. He is a member of the Association of School Business
Officials International, Nassau County Association of School Business
Officials, New York State Association of Business Officials and the
Stony Brook University chapter of Phi Delta Kappa.
Ms. Neckin holds a Master of Science in educational
leadership from American College of Education in Indianapolis. She also
earned two master’s degrees in early childhood/special education and
family and consumer sciences education from Touro College and City
University of New York at Queens College, respectively. Her
undergraduate degree is in speech communications with a minor in human
relations, which she earned at St. Joseph’s College. Ms. Neckin spent
much of her career in the Great Neck Public Schools, where she both
taught and gained leadership skills, most recently as the department
head of family and consumer sciences. She holds New York State
certifications in school building leadership, students with disabilities
at all grade levels, and K-12 family and consumer science. She also has
coaching experience in girls soccer and girls basketball and is
professionally affiliated with several educational associations.