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June 11, 2009 - On June 1, the members of the Goshen Central School District Board of Education announced that Daniel T. Connor will take over the position of Superintendent of Schools. He will fill the position left vacant by Superintendent Roy Reese, who will retire at the end of the school year. Connor will begin the position on July 1.

Like Reese, Connor will rescind his retirement to serve as Superintendent of Schools. Connor has served a total of 20 years as Superintendent of Schools in a number of districts in upstate New York as well as Long Island. He retired from the Eastport South Manor School District and in April 2008, began working as director of staff development with Saratoga Bridges, a nonprofit organization that serves people with disabilities.

Connor began his journey in education 36 years ago as an elementary health and physical education teacher in Troy. In addition to teacher and superintendent, he as also held the positions of assistant high school principal, director of athletics, junior high school principal and high school principal.

Connor has achieved a number of successes while serving in education, both personal and district-related. Most notably, Connor’s leadership helped launch the Gloversville Enlarged School District from 83rd to 38th place out of 85 school districts in the Capital Region for its academic performance.

Connor received a B.S. in physical education from the State University of New York at Cortland. He received an M.S. in Education Administration as well as graduation credits in Educational Administration from the State University of New York at Albany. Connor also took graduate courses in Educational Administration at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

He and his wife, Eileen, plan to relocate to Goshen from Gansevoort in upstate New York in order to truly become a part of the Goshen community.

About the Superintendent Search

In the fall, the members of the Board decided that the best approach to conduct the superintendent search and find the best viable candidate would be to enlist the resources and experience of Orange-Ulster BOCES.

Applications were accepted until mid-January, and each applicant was screened for the appropriate credentials. Focus groups, consisting of district administrators, faculty, staff and community members, helped narrow down the candidates during the interview process. In addition to being interviewed, candidates met with the Board of Education, district administrators, Focus Groups, faculty and staff; and toured the Central Office and each school building.