SED Commissioner appoints Capital Region BOCES District Superintendent Charles Dedrick as WSHWE BOCES interim district superintendent

(June 24, 2009)—Capital Region BOCES District Superintendent Charles Dedrick has been appointed to serve as the interim district superintendent for the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) BOCES, effective July 1. WSWHE's current District Superintendent Dr. John Stoothoff, is retiring and, as required by Education Law, State Education Commissioner Mills must appoint a current district superintendent to act as interim.

Dedrick's primary responsibility will be to serve as WSWHE's representative to the Commissioner and the State Education Department. He will also be serving as search consultant to the WSWHE Board of Education, assisting them in the recruitment process for a new district superintendent.

Terry Blanchfield, WSWHE's assistant superintendent for administrative services, has been appointed by the WSWHE board to serve as chief operating officer and will handle the day-to-day operations of the BOCES. Dedrick and Blanchfield will work together to lead WSWHE during this period of transition until a successor is found to replace Dr. Stoothoff. With the soon retirement of Commissioner Mills, the next Commissioner will select the final candidate for WSWHE's new district superintendent. It is anticipated this person will be in place by Spring 2010.

For more information, including the application to apply for the position of district superintendent of the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, please visit http://www.wswheboces.org/supt_search.htm.