Office of District Superintendents

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Office of District Superintendents

Raymond H. Kesper, Coordinator
Anne Coonradt, Support

New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave, Room 885 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-8076
Fax: (518) 473-2860

Who are the District Superintendents?

District Superintendents are both Chief Executive Officers of the local BOCES, and representatives of the Commissioner in the field.

The mission of the District Superintendents is to be vigorous agents for reform, effectively advocating for educational excellence and equity on behalf of all learners in New York State. Doing this requires collaboration and leadership at the regional and state level in partnership with the Commissioner of Education, the Board of Regents and local school districts.

Each District Superintendent is expected to provide forceful educational leadership in implementing the new standards, leading local school improvement, engaging the community to support improvement, and detecting, reporting and resolving problems. As Chief Executive Officer of the BOCES, the District Superintendent is expected to use BOCES resources effectively, to support local reform efforts, to improve cost effectiveness, and to make each BOCES a model of high quality and cost effectiveness.