OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

In addition to serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Southern Westchester BOCES, the District Superintendent serves as the New York State Education Commissioner's representative in the southern Westchester region, as well as a liaison between local school districts and the State Education Department.

Responsibilities of New York's 38 District Superintendents are established by the state Legislature and the Commissioner to provide cost efficiency for participating districts and decentralization for the State Education Department. Districts are not charged for these services, which include:

• Facilitating communications and cooperation among districts, the State Education Department, and other public and private agencies
• Interpreting and clarifying Education Law, Commissioner's regulations, and other policies that affect education in the region
• Serving as regional contact for State initiatives, such as the new State standards and assessments
• Assisting in developing educational policy and working closely with legislators on behalf of public education
• Reporting to the Commissioner and working closely with the State Education Department staff
• Assisting with reorganization issues and studies in participating districts
• Conducting searches to fill vacant superintendent positions in local districts
• Investigating and deciding upon boundary disputes between districts
• Providing advice and counsel to local Boards of Education and in-service education for local superintendents
• Approving BOCES service contracts and cross contracts

If your district wishes to use any of these services, please contact District Superintendent Ronald L. Smalls at (914) 937-3820 or via email at rsmalls@swboces.org.