Two Top Leaders of Mamaroneck School District Retiring

Supt. Sherry King & Asst. Supt. Sarah Tate to Leave This Summer

by Joan R. Simon

(January 11, 2005) Major changes are in store for the Mamaroneck school district with the retirement of its two top officials this summer: Superintendent Sherry King and Assistant Superintendent for Operations Sarah Tate.

Superintendent Sherry King (r) discusses her plans with former board presidents Ronda Lustman & Brad Stein.

Dr. King’s departure will come after a nine year tenure that has included the creation of a 6-7-8 middle school and the adoption of a house system; development of a consistent curriculum within the elementary schools and publication of curriculum guides in the elementary and middle schools; new leadership in all six schools in the district; and major bonds that have financed major new construction at both the middle school and the high school.

Sarah Tate (at right) will be leaving Mamaroneck after 15 years as Assistant Superintendent for Operations in charge of budget preparation, capital construction, building maintenance, transportation, data processing and technology. She has overseen a number of large construction projects during her tenure, including the Hommocks arts wing, pool renovations, the high school science wing and new addition, as well as substantial renovations at the four elementary schools. She has also directed a budget process that has given the district a AAA bond rating from Moody’s and an award for its budget book.

OPEN FORUM TO AID SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH:

The search for a new superintendent begins next week with two open forums in which community input will be sought on what characteristics the district should be looking for in a new leader. The district’s search consultant, Jacqueline Roy, will lead the first forum on Wednesday, January 19 from 7:30 – 8:30 pm and a second one on Thursday, January 20 from 9:00 to 10:00 am in the Post Road Conference Center (PRCC) of Mamaroneck High School. There will be additional meetings with groups from specific sectors of the community.Dr. King plans to pursue her work in education as Director of Special Projects for the national educational improvement organization, America’s Choice, Inc., a subsidiary of the not-for-profit National Center on Education and the Economy. Ms. Tate will be retiring to join her family in Florida.

Board president Celia Felsher formally announced the departures at the public meeting on Tuesday, January 10, but the word had leaked out earlier in the week, and a number of former board presidents and board members were on hand to start the process of saying goodbye to Dr. King and Ms. Tate. Ms. Felsher applauded the work of both women in a brief statement, but indicated there would be more opportunities for discussing and appreciating the contributions of the two.

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