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THE COUNCIL
7 Elk Street
Third Floor
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 449-1063
(518) 426-2229 (fax)



NYSCOSS BuildingThe New York State Council of School Superintendents is a professional and advocacy organization with over a century of service to school superintendents in New York State. The Council provides its more than 800 members with numerous professional development opportunities, publications and personal services, while advocating for public education and the superintendency.

7 Elk Street, Third Floor
Albany, New York 12207

518.449.1063
Fax 518.426.2229


Please contact THE COUNCIL at 518-449-1063 for Membership Information

SERVICES | THE COUNCIL'S LEADERS | HOUSE OF DELEGATES | MISSION STATEMENT | STAFF

SERVICES
MEMBER SERVICES

The Council offers its members a range of professional and personal services:

  •  Legal Assistance
    Superintendents wishing advice on contractual or employment issues may contact a Council attorney. Additional assistance is available in the event of contract litigation.
  • Professional Assistance
    Program PAP is available to all members and their families. If you or a member of your family is faced with a difficult situation, you are encouraged to contact the Employee Network at 800-327-CALL. All services are confidential.
  • EDUCORPS
    EDUCORPS is a 501c-3 organization which consists of retired superintendents who offer consultation and advice to active superintendents throughout the state. For further information contact Kacey Feldman, Program Associate at 518-449-1063 or email kacey@nyscoss.org.
  • American Association of School Administrators
    The National affiliate of The Council, AASA provides additional leadership services to educational leaders. The Council encourages AASA membership. Dues for both organizations may be paid together through The Council.
  • Legislative Activities
    Staffed with a full-time Deputy Director, The Council actively influences educational policy and legislation at both the State and National levels. Whether through position papers or memoranda of opposition or support, The Council strongly advocates for children from the unique perspective of the school district's chief educational leader.
PUBLICATIONS
Publications are available to all members.
Copies of the Councilgram, position papers and the legislative updates are posted to this website.
  • 2009-10 LEAF Professional Development Catalog
  • Councilgram
    Published monthly, the Councilgram is our primary source of communication. The "Gram" includes State, National, Member, Council, and AASA News. It also features recent job openings. News items must be received by the 10th of each month.
  • Snapshot 2009 - The 7th Triennial Study
    This is the seventh in a series of surveys, which provides a statistical analysis on personal, contractual, retirement and educational issues related to the Superintendency.
  • Snapshot 2006 - The 6th Triennial Study
    This is the sixth in a series of surveys, which summarize data on personal, contractual, retirement, and educational issues related to the Superintendency.
  • Snapshot 2006 Powerpoint Summary
    Summary Information from Snapshot 2006
  • Snapshot V
    This is the fifth in a series of surveys, which summarize data on personal, contractual, retirement, and educational issues related to the Superintendency.
  • Membership Brochure
    The Council provides many services to support the professionalism and enrichment of our members. The brochure provides a brief description of each service. For more information please contact karen@nyscoss.org.
  • Directory of Chief School Officers
    The directory includes address, fax and e-mail information for New York State superinendents. (Published every fall)
  • Model Contract
    Ideal for new superintendents drafting their first employment contract with the board of education or current superintendents looking for illustrative clauses.
  • Annual Report
    Designed to provide an overview of The Council's goals, initiatives and activities of the past year.
  • Position and White Papers
    Periodically the Council publishes papers to the membership. The papers cover timely and important issues related to education.
  • Legislative Updates
    Breaking education news and insights into Albany politics delivered to active members by an overnight fax service.

 

COUNCIL LEADERS
OFFICERS

L. Oliver Robinson, President
Shenendehowa

Robert W. Christmann, President - Elect
Grand Island

Marilyn C. Terranova, VP/Treasurer
Eastchester

Clark J. Godshall, Past President
Orleans-Niagara BOCES

Robert L. Bradley, Interim Executive Director

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Fadhilika Atiba-Weza
Troy

Wendell Chu
East Islip

Barbara A. Deane-Williams
Lyndonville

Maureen E. Donahue
Friendship

Mary Beth R. Fiore
Elmira Heights

James T. Langlois
Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES

Neil F. O'Brien
Port Byron

Maria C. Rice
New Paltz
House of Delegates
Broome-Delaware-Tioga BOCES
Gerardo Tagliafferi, 2010
Susquehanna Valley
gtagliaf@svsabers.org
Capital Region BOCES
Valerie Kelsey, 2010
Schalmont
vkelsey@sabrenet.net
Capital Region BOCES
Susan Swartz, 2010
Scotia-Glenville
sswartz@sgcsd.net
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
Kevin L. Shanley, 2011
Cuba-Rushford
KShanley@crcs.wnyric.org
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
Judi McCarthy, 2010
Hinsdale
jmccarthy@hinsdale.wnyric.org
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
J. D. Pabis, 2011
Auburn City
pabis@auburn.cnyric.org
Champlain Valley Educational Services
John McDonald, 2010
Ticonderoga
jmcd@ticonderogak12.org
Champlain Valley Educational Services
Paul Savage, 2010 (Alt.)
AuSable Valley
psavage@avcsk12.org
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
Robert Mackey, 2010
Unadilla Valley
rmackey@uvstorm.org
Dutchess BOCES
Linda L. Kaumeyer, 2010
Pine Plains
l.kaumeyer@ppcsd.org
Erie #1 BOCES
Geoffrey Hicks, 2010
Sweet Home
ghicks@shs.k12.ny.us
Erie #1 BOCES
Whitney Vantine, 2011
Tonawanda City
wvantine@tona.wnyric.org
Erie #2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
James Bodziak, 2011
East Aurora
James_Bodziak@eaur.wnyric.org
Erie #2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Neil Rochelle, 2011
Iroquois
nrochelle@iroquoiscsd.org
Erie #2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Benjamin Spitzer, 2010 (Alt.)
Chautauqua Lake
bspitzer@clake.org
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES
Jane Collins, 2011
Salmon River
jcollins@mail.fehb.org
Genesee Valley BOCES
Scott Bischoping
Livonia
sbischoping@livoniacsd.org
Genesee Valley BOCES
Dave Dinolfo, 2010
Caledonia-Mumford
ddinolfo@cal-mum.org
Greater Southern Tier
Kyle Bower, 2011
Hammondsport
kbower@hport.wnyric.org
Greater Southern Tier
Mary Beth Fiore, 2010
Elmira Heights
mbfiore@gstboces.org
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery
Douglas C. Burton, 2010
Fort Plain
fpcsss@hotmail.com
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES
Cosimo Tangorra, Jr., 2011
Ilion
ctangorra@ilioncsd.org
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES
Terry Fralick, 2010
Watertown City
tfralick@watertowncsd.org
Madison-Oneida BOCES
Cynthia DeDominick, 2011
Madison
cdedominick@madisoncentralny.org
Monroe #1 BOCES
Jon Hunter, 2011
Fairport
jon_hunter@fairport.monroe.edu
Monroe #2-Orleans BOCES
Steven Achramovitch, 2010
Greece
steve.achramovitch@greece.k12.ny.us
Monroe #2-Orleans BOCES
David Dimbleby, 2010 (Alt.)
Hilton
ddimbleby@hilton.k12.ny.us
Nassau
John Bierwirth, 2010
Herricks
jbierwirth@herricks.org
Nassau
Maureen Bright, 2010
Hicksville
mbright@mail.nasboces.org
Nassau
Henry Grishman, 2011
Jericho
hank@jerichoschools.org
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison
Kathleen Davis, 2011
Holland Patent
kdavis@hpschools.org
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
Corliss Kaiser, 2010
Fayettville-Manlius
ckaiser@fmschools.org
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
Lawrence Spring, 2011
Cortland City
lspring@cortlandschools.org
Orange-Ulster BOCES
Daniel Connor, 2011
Goshen
dconnor@gcsny.org
Orange-Ulster BOCES
Phil Steinberg, 2011
Pine Bush
psteinberg@pinebushschools.org
Orleans-Niagara BOCES
Vincent J. Vecchiarella, 2010
North Tonawanda City
vvecchiarella@ntschools.org
Oswego BOCES
Marshall Marshall, 2011
Pulaski
mmarshal@pacs.cnyric.org
Otsego-Northern Catskills BOCES
David Rowley, 2011
Edmeston
drowley@edmeston.net
Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES
Phyllis Glassman, 2010
Ossining
pglassman@ossining.k12.ny.us
Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES
Jere Hochman, 2011
Bedford
jhochman2785@bcsdny.org
Questar III BOCES
Fadhilika Atiba-Weza, 2011
Troy
atiba@troy.k12.ny.us
Questar III BOCES
Sally Sharkey, 2011
Cairo-Durham
ssharkey@cairodurham.org
Rockland BOCES
Margaret Keller-Cogan, 2010
Clarkstown
mkeller@ccsd.edu
Rockland BOCES
Valencia Douglas, 2010 (Alt.)
Nyack
vdouglas@nyackschools.com
Southern Westchester BOCES
Kathleen Matusiak, 2011
Irvington
kathleen.matusiak@irvingtonschools.org
Southern Westchester BOCES
Richard Organisciak, 2011
New Rochelle
rorganisciak@newrochelle.k12.ny.us
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
Rolf Waters
Harrisville
rwaters@hcsk12.org
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
Lynn Roy, 2010 (Alt.)
Madrid-Waddington
lroy@mwcsk12.org
Suffolk (Eastern)
Harriet Copel, 2010
Shoreham-Wading River
hcopel@swr.k12.ny.us
Suffolk (Eastern) BOCES
Katherine Salomone, 2011
Remsenburg-Speonk
salomone@rsufsd.org
Suffolk (Eastern) BOCES
Patricia Sullivan-Kriss, 2010
Hauppauge
krissp@hauppauge.k12.ny.us
Suffolk (Western) BOCES
Thomas Shea, 2010
South Huntington
tshea@shufsd.org
Sullivan BOCES
Ivan Katz, 2010
Fallsburg
ikatz@fallsburgcsd.net
Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES
Sandra Sherwood, 2010
Dryden
ssherwo1@dryden.k12.ny.us
Ulster County BOCES
Leslie Goldring Ford, 2011
Onteora
lford@onteora.k12.ny.us
Ulster County BOCES
Deborah Haab, 2010 (Alt.)
Highland
dhaab@highland-k12.org
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES
Doug Huntley, 2011
Queensbury
dhuntley@queensburyschool.org
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES
Stanley W. Maziejka, 2011
Stillwater
smaziejka@scsd.org
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
Michael Havens, 2010
Wayne
mhavens@wayne.k12.ny.us
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
Donald Raw, 2011
Canandaigua City SD
rawd@canandaiguaschools.org


MISSION STATEMENT
VISION

To be the pre-eminent professional organization in New York State influencing the development of educational policy and asserting the leadership role of the superintendent.

MISSION

The purpose of the Council shall be to provide leadership and membership services through a professional organization of school superintendents:

  • to provide leadership and membership services through a professional organization of school superintendents
  • to enhance the superintendency as a profession,
  • to uphold the integrity of the office,
  • to foster support and collegiality among its members,
  • to promote the interest of education and children in New York State, and
  • to influence local, state, and national policy affecting education.
PRIORITIES
  1. Advocacy: Expand the advocacy role of the New York State Council of School Superintendents in support of public education in meeting the diverse needs of New York State children by influencing the development of policy, regulation, legislation and practice. Participate in the development of legislation, SED regulations and guidance documents, with focus on their impact on schools.
  2. Professional Development: Provide opportunities and structure for a continuum of professional development activity enhancing leadership in New York State schools.
  3. Leadership: Provide for the membership of the Council services, support and opportunities of leadership at local, state and national levels.
  4. The Next Generation of School Leaders: Attract and nurture exceptional leaders, including the under-represented, into the superintendency.
  5. Communication: Improve linkages with and between Council membership, leadership and the field in order to better understand and address issues.

    *Accomplish the above priorities while remaining cognizant and sensitive to the diverse elements and needs of the state, its many school districts, and the varying priorities and concerns of its educational leaders.


STAFF
Karen C. Dooley karen@nyscoss.org Membership Services Coordinator
Kacey G. Feldman kacey@nyscoss.org Program Associate
Dena A. Gauthier (Part-time) dena@nyscoss.org Senior Graphic Designer
Meghana Godambe, Esq. megha@nyscoss.org Legislative Associate & Assistant Counsel
Vreneli V. Gonzalez vren@nyscoss.org Programs & Resource Development Associate
Venerina T. Greco rina@nyscoss.org Administrative Assistant
Michele V. Handzel, Esq. michele@nyscoss.org General Counsel
Patricia I. Hans pattie@nyscoss.org Executive Assistant/Finance Manager
Deidre G. Hungerford deidre@nyscoss.org Program Associate
Robert N. Lowry, Jr. boblowry@nyscoss.org Deputy Director
Kelly O. Masline kelly@nyscoss.org Senior Associate Director
Robert B. McClure, Ed.D. (Part-time) mcclure@nyscoss.org Superintendent-in-Residence
Barbara Nagler (Part-time) barbara@nyscoss.org Superintendent-in-Residence
Deborah N. Orsini deborah@nyscoss.org Assistant Treasurer/Office Manager
Theresa A. Wutzer theresa@nyscoss.org Associate Director