Northville Superintendent Search
An invitation to apply for the position of Superintendent of Schools
The Northville Central School District Board of Education has launched a comprehensive search for an outstanding educational leader to serve as its next Superintendent of Schools.
The successful candidate must have strong leadership and communication skills and must be able to maintain and foster relationships with staff, students and the community.
The district serves approximately 420 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in an historic, single building campus. The ideal candidate will be a visible and invested part of the close-knit Northville community, which is supportive of the district and proud of its academic offerings, small class sizes and opportunities for advance coursework and extracurricular activities.
Residents and staff look forward to partnering with the Superintendent of Schools to move the district forward while maintaining the values and culture that make it the center of the community.
The Board is working with HFM BOCES District Superintendent Dr. David Ziskin to conduct the superintendent search. The new superintendent is expected to begin work in July 2022.
About the district
Video: Northville Superintendent Search
About the community
Qualifications
Budget information
About the Northville Central School District
Students during the Northville Senior-Kindergarten Fun Day.
The Northville Central School District is committed to ensuring its graduates are engaged critical thinkers and accomplished decision makers.
Northville is proud of its excellent academic program, which is offered in a small and safe environment that leverages technology to connect to the global community.
The district’s academic program provides students with a solid foundation to pursue college or careers. Approximately 75 percent of Northville students earn college credit before graduating, and rigorous coursework, including the district’s Advanced Fabrication Technology Program, enables students to earn a living wage right out of high school. The district also partners with HFM BOCES and Fulton-Montgomery Community College to offer additional opportunities for students.
The single building campus is organized into in elementary school and a middle/high school, with a dedicated principal for each program. The district employs approximately 90 staff members with a 2021-22 budget of $12.6 million.
In 2021, voters approved a $6.5 million capital project that will provide funds for maintenance and infrastructure work and the installation of field lighting for the district soccer fields with no additional tax levy impact.
To learn more about the district, visit the Northville website. (Note: This website is a temporary website. A new website for the district is under development.)
About the Northville community
Students work in the district’s Introduction to CNC Machining class.
The Northville Central School District covers approximately 143 square miles serving residents in the Fulton County village of Northville and town of Northampton and parts of the towns of Bleecker and Mayfield. The district also serves parts of Benson and Hope in Hamilton County and welcomes graduates from the Edinburg Common School, a K-6 district in Saratoga County just west of Northville. Located on the Great Sacandaga Lake in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, the community offers small town charm and immediate access to world-class outdoor recreational opportunities such as boating, kayaking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing, hiking, fishing, camping, and much more.
The village features a picturesque, walkable downtown lined with small businesses, shops, restaurants, a modern public library and a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Field Office. The village is also home to a waterfront park, which serves as the southern terminus of the famed Northville-Placid Trail, a 133-mile footpath constructed in the 1920s by the Adirondack Mountain Club.
A longtime tourist destination, Northville sits along New York Route 30, a major thoroughfare for travelers entering the Southern Adirondacks. Vacationers and locals alike are able to take advantage of the area’s many amenities such state campgrounds and boat launches, ski resorts, hiking trails, golfing and more.
Northville is located approximately 65 miles northwest of Albany and about 50 miles from Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls. The communities of Amsterdam, Gloversville and Johnstown are between a 20 and 40 minute drive away.
Qualifications
The Northville Board of Education is seeking a dynamic and community-oriented leader who will move the district forward, and who:
- Can build trust and maintain confidence with the Board of Education, staff, students and community;
- Can communicate effectively and is committed to transparency all internal and external stakeholders;
- Is committed to providing students with a well-rounded education including academics, athletics, the arts and extracurricular activities;
- Is willing to become an active and vested part of the community;
- Is a certified administrator.
2021-22 Budget Information
Total Budget: $12,608,690
Expenditures
General Support – $1,655,852
Instruction – $6,033,651
Pupil Transportation – $562,351
Home & Community – $3,350
Employee Benefits – $3,008,000
Debt Service – $1,148,706
Transfer to Other Funds – $196,780
TOTAL – $12,608,690
Revenues
State Aid – $4,707,202
Federal Aid – $15,000
Local Property Taxes – $7,149,200
Other (tuition, fees, etc) – $445,288
Interfund Revenues – $0
Transfer from Reserves – $195,000
Fund Balance – $97,000
TOTAL – $12,608,690
To learn more, visit the district’s budget webpage
