BELLEVILLE - Belleville’s newly appointed superintendent of schools says he’s not the sit-in-the-office type of administrator. So, he’s already busy visiting the district’s schools and getting to know students and staff members before the summer recess.

Dr. Erick Alfonso – selected for the job from a field of 35 candidates – will officially take over July 1 as the superintendent of the Essex County school district that includes 10 schools, about 5,000 students and an overall budget of about $140 million.

He will succeed Nick Perrapato, who had been serving as the interim superintendent.

Alfonso, 37, brings a decade’s worth of experience as a school administrator and educator, having most recently served as the superintendent of schools in Secaucus.

His hands-on approach focuses on bein

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