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The Niskayuna Central School District will not require its next superintendent to live in town but will strongly encourage it. The school board decided on the… ....
Districts still waiting for state DOH guidance for fall school reopening | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS School districts across the state are still waiting for state health guidelines that will shape key decisions in reopening schools in the fall, and some leaders are saying they can’t wait much longer. Districts are looking for direction from the state on a handful of issues crucial to their ability to return all students to daily in-person instruction in the fall: masking requirements, social-distancing rules, whether a remote option will be necessary and the extent that districts can ask about vaccine status. In recent comments, some school leaders have suggested they can only wait so much longer and may have to move forward with making decisions about what the fall will look like in their districts. ....
Niskayuna school board weighs superintendent search options | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 GAZETTE COVERAGE The board on a split 3-3 vote rejected a motion to solicit proposals from private search firms, which would have been considered alongside using BOCES for the search. After rejecting the motion to solicit private proposals, the board unanimously agreed to appoint BOCES to lead the search process. During a presentation prior to the votes, Capital Region BOCES District Superintendent Anita Murphy, who in her role also manages superintendent searches for districts in the region, outlined the board’s primary options for conducting a search. Superintendent searches generally fall into one of two categories: a closed or confidential search, where only school board members interview candidates; and a traditional or open search, where groups of community members, teachers and others interview candidates and offer input to the board. ....
Executive session for Niskayuna superintendent search draws criticism from watchdog FacebookTwitterEmail Cosimo Tangorra Jr., new Niskayuna superintendent of schools, meets community members at the Niskayuna Town Library on Friday, June 19, 2015 in Niskayuna, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren NISKAYUNA The Niskayuna Board of Education is facing criticism for what some say is a lack of transparency in its search for a new superintendent. The school board has called a special meeting for Thursday, July 22, to discuss the search process and the agenda includes an executive session, which officials say is justified by the need to discuss personnel issues. ....
Niskayuna school board surprised by superintendent’s departure, must begin search process | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS July 7, 2021 In this Gazette file photo, Niskayuna School Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra, Jr. meets with Gazette editors to discuss the school district.. Shares0 NISKAYUNA – As the Niskayuna Central School District school board begins the task of hiring a new superintendent, it will need to decide whether it will face the effort on its own or hire a search consultant to help them, according to a state School Boards Association official. Current Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra Jr. announced Tuesday evening to the board he would be accepting the same position with the New Hartford Central School District in Oneida County. ....