By EmmaLee Italia, Contributing Editor
Top photo credit: Tracey Kobrin in shown in a Monitor file photo.
Longtime educator Tracey Kobrin said one of the most rewarding aspects of working in Catholic schools is “the opportunity to educate the whole person.”
The new assistant superintendent for curriculum in the diocesan Department of Catholic Schools explained, “We are not only concerned with what students know, but with who they are becoming.”
In her new role, Kobrin assumes the job of reviewing and developing curriculum standards; ensuring alignment with state and national standards, the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, and diocesan expectations; evaluating resources and helping schools make thoughtful decisions about curriculum and programs.
She sees her role as “providing a clear diocesan framework for what we want every student to know, understand and be able to do, while ensuring that our curriculum is authentically Catholic and academically rigorous.”
Kobrin said she hopes to help strengthen and advance the Catholic schools’ mission of education rooted in the Gospel and the Catholic Church’s teachings, as well as “to ensure that Catholic identity is intentionally woven throughout the curriculum and reflected in the way we teach every subject and value the dignity and gifts of each student.”
Kobrin will bring to her new responsibilities a long and comprehensive educational background. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy from University of Delaware; a Master of Science degree in education with specialization in curriculum, instruction and assessment from Walden University, and a certificate of advanced graduate study in advanced educational leadership from University of New England.
A member of St. Isidorethe Farmer Parish, New Egypt, Kobrin has had more than 25 years’ experience in various education positions throughout the Diocese. She served as an assistant teacher in St. Gregory the Great Academy, Hamilton Square, from 2005 to 2007; a teacher at St. Ann School, Lawrenceville, from 2007 to 2016; as principal in St. Peter School, Point Pleasant, from 2016 to 2025; and as principal in St. Charles Boromeo School, Cinnaminson, from 2025 to 2026.
Working in Catholic schools for her entire career has given Kobrin an appreciation for her fellow educators who see teaching as not only a profession, but also as a vocation and a ministry.
“There is great satisfaction in knowing that our work has a lasting impact,” she said. “Academic success is important, but our hope is that students leave our schools not only prepared for college and their careers, but prepared to live lives of faith, integrity, compassion and service.”