Croton-Harmon has New Superintendent

Karen Zevin, School Board Vice President, announced that Dr. Edward Fuhrman, presently Deputy Superintendent of the Nanuet Union Free School District would be assuming the role of District Superintendent for the Croton-Harmon Schools as of July 1st.

According to their website http://nanunet.lhric.org/: "Though we are the smallest of the eight Rockland districts, Nanuet measures up against the largest, as shown by our numerous and varied awards. We are the first district in Rockland County to have all its schools accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, an international agency that judges how well schools measure up against an independent scale of excellence. Additionally, for the ninth time in as many years, the District has been the recipient of the WHAT PARENTS WANT AWARD from SchoolMatch, a school-selection consulting firm. The George W. Miller Elementary School received national recognition as a BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE from the U.S. Department of Education. The New York State Department of Education named the A. MacArthur Barr Middle School as a TOP SECONDARY SCHOOL. And, the New York State School Music Association selected the District as the recipient of its PRESIDENTIAL CITATION for its dedication and commitment to music education.

"It is only natural that an award-winning district would be comprised of award winning staff members. Our most recent honorees include Nanuet’s Deputy Superintendent and Board of Education President, who received AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE from the Mid-Hudson School Study Council. Nanuet’s Director of Student Support Services and three of our Special Education Teachers were honored by the Young Adult Institute/Rockland County Association for the Learning Disabled for EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP and SPECIAL EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR. The New York State Alliance for Arts Education and the New York State Council of School Superintendents selected Nanuet's Superintendent to receive the SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT AWARD FOR ARTS EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. He also was honored in Albany for his long-standing support of after-school programming, making him the first superintendent to win the DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AWARD from the New York State Coalition for After-School programs.