District Superintendent's Services
Patricia N. Kilburn, Ed.D.
District Superintendent
About the Superintendent
The District Superintendent serves as the field representative for the Commissioner of Education and as the Chief Executive Officer of BOCES. As the Commissioner’s representative, the District Superintendent acts as a consultant for individual districts and serves as a liaison between districts and the State Education Department.
Selection of Superintendents
The District Superintendent assists component boards of education in recruiting, screening and evaluating candidates for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The costs for this service are included in the BOCES administrative budget.
Liaison
he 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