Last night (6/26) the Board of Education appointed Dr. Steven Cohen to serve as the Interim Superintendent of Schools on a part-time basis. Over his 40-year career, Dr. Cohen has served as a Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Department Chairperson, and Social Studies teacher. Dr. Cohen will begin on July 5th and serve as the Superintendent at the reorganizational meeting that night. Please click on the above link for other administrative updates (including MS Principal and Superintendent Search Process).
Faucets and drinking fountains at all schools in the state are mandated to be tested for the presence of lead by no later than September 30th as outlined in a September 6, 2016 law authorized by Governor Andrew Cuomo. New state health regulations mandate that drinking water in schools throughout the state be tested to ensure that lead levels do not exceed the “action level” of 15 parts per billion.
