District Superintendent's Services
Mr. Howard D. Mettelman District Superintendent Box 70, Middle Settlement Road New Hartford, NY 13413 (315) 793-8561 FAX (315) 793-8541 hmettelman@oneida-boces.org	Link here to Cooperative Board and Superintendent's FTP site.

The district superintendent serves as field representative of the commissioner of education and as the executive officer of BOCES. As the commissioner's representative, the district superintendent acts as a consultant for individual districts and as a liaison between districts and the State Education Department. Services provided which are related to this role include:

Selection of Superintendents
The district superintendent assists component boards of education in recruiting, screening and evaluating candidates for the position of Superintendent of Schools.

Liaison
The district superintendent facilitates communication between districts and the State Education Department. This activity includes the interpretation and clarification of statewide initiatives, Commissioner's Regulations and Regents' rules.

Consultation
The district superintendent stands ready to consult with local boards of education on a variety of educational issues:

• Board-administration relationships
• School boundaries
• Facilitation of non-BOCES and BOCES shared services
• School improvement activities
• School management and planning
• Joint bidding and purchasing
• School reorganization
• Joint recruiting efforts
• Special consultant appointments
• Specialized staff development on an as-needed basis
• State aid
• Transportation sharing/aid

Cooperative Board
John Griffin - Sauquoit Valley, President
Gary P. Nelson - Holland Patent, Vice President
Doreen Corbin - Brookfield
Michael J. Moore - Clinton
William H. McDonald - Remsen
Elaine M. Falvo - New Hartford
Dr. Gary W. Porcelli - New York Mills
Shirley Burtch - Oriskany
Margaret Buckley - Utica
W. Craig Tilbe - Waterville
Charlene A. Hartman - Westmoreland
John J. Salerno - Whitesboro

Mr. Howard D. Mettelman, District Superintendent

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