New Vestal superintendent vows ‘visible presence’ at schools
VESTAL — Vestal’s new school superintendent plans to spend a lot of time away from his desk. He wants parents to know him and students to recognize him.
“I’m never going to be remembered for the great memo I prepared. What I’m going to be remembered for is being a visible presence in buildings,” Mark D. LaRoach said Monday.
LaRoach met with community residents during an informal reception in the lobby of the African Road Auditorium. He will officially begin his duties as the superintendent of Broome County’s third-largest school district March 1.
LaRoach, who was appointed by the school board last month, was one of about 15 applicants for the Vestal job. The 61-year-old educator has more than 35 years of experience as a high school teacher, college administrator and school administrator. He is coming to Vestal after serving as superintendent of the 1,100-student Newmarket Public School District in New Hampshire.
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