BOE Hires Interim Superintendent

To: Skaneateles Community
From: The Board of Education

December 10, 2019
 
After careful consideration, the Board of Education appointed Dr. Jeffrey Bryant as Interim Superintendent of the Skaneateles Central School District this evening, December 10, 2019 at a Special Meeting. We anticipate that Jeff will spend 2 – 3 days with Ms. Quick during the week of January 13, 2020, to ensure a smooth transition, with an official start date of January 21, 2020.
 
Over the course of his 33-year career in public education, Dr. Bryant has served in many roles. Beginning in 1981 as a teacher, Jeff’s career took a traditional route to the superintendency. He spent 14 years serving as a high school principal before assuming the role of superintendent of schools until his retirement. As Skaneateles Project 2021 is well underway, it is worth mentioning that Jeff also has significant experience with capital projects. Since his retirement in 2014, Dr. Bryant has been hired as an interim superintendent on six separate occasions. At a time when quality interim superintendents are difficult to find, we are quite fortunate to have the opportunity to welcome a professional like Dr. Jeffrey Bryant to our community. A communication from Dr. Bryant will be forthcoming. Please join us in welcoming Jeff Bryant in January!
 
Regarding the upcoming superintendent search process, the Board of Education is committed to finding the best leader to guide our School District. Therefore, it is imperative that we develop a framework that will attract the best candidates to apply. Throughout this process, the Board of Education has been working diligently with our regional District Superintendent, Dr. Brian Hartwell to develop this framework and ensure a seamless leadership transition. To that end, the vacancy has already been announced, and is currently being advertised. Dr. Hartwell will be assisting the Board in accepting and vetting initial applications through January 3, 2020. Subsequently, the Board of Education will further review prospective candidates, and will offer a confidential interview to those screened into the process, while including administrator, staff and community member input. Please know that we will provide status updates as we continue with the process.
 
In the meantime, we wish you all a wonderful holiday season!
 
Sincerely,
Tom Lambdin, President
Mike Kell, Vice President
Kerry Brogan
Dan Evans
Danielle Fleckenstein
Geralyn Huba
Sue Murphy