Folchetti will begin her term on July 1, the same day as the new Rye Neck Schools Superintendent Michael Burke.
Michael Burke has agreed to a three-year contract to run the district. He replaces outgoing Superintendent Eric Lutinksi, who is set to retire on June 30.
The board announced Tuesday night that it had selected Murray, the assistant superintendent, for the lead role.
The waterfront city finished 84 out of 18,084 places nationwide. In Westchester, Rye trailed only Scarsdale, Ardsley, and Bronxville. 
The "leadership profile," developed by search firm HYA, identified 13 desired characteristics for the school district's new superintendent.
The survey, created by the search firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, will help determine "the desired characterizes" of the next superintendent.
Another school tragedy struck Wisconsin, when a 15-year-old female student at a Christian school opened fire Monday killing two and injuring six others.
Chris Hughes, a decades-long private school higher up, will join Rye Country Day in July replacing Meredith deChabert, who has been at the school for 20 years.
Rye Country Day School adjusted its policy this fall to strictly prohibit mobile phone use during school hours except for academic purposes.
Olivia Cabrera, Brendan Chapman, Peter Olkhovets, Zachary Ramsey, Neila Shaka, and Henry Tighe were honored.

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