District announces staff members new to key leadership positions

Recently, the district has appointed several staff members to key leadership positions for the 2006-07 school year. The appointments include personnel who are new to the district, and veteran district educators who will fill new leadership roles.

They include:

• Ms. Maxine Fantroy-Ford as Interim Principal at Albany High School. Ms. Ford is a 27-year veteran with the district, and spent the previous 9 years as principal at Giffen Memorial Elementary School.
   

• Mr. Tracy Ford as Principal of Philip Livingston Magnet Academy. Mr. Ford was most recently Assistant Principal at Stephen & Harriet Myers Middle School, and prior to that was he was Assistant Principal at Philip Livingston Magnet Academy.
   

• Ms. Maria Vitillo as Principal at Public School 18. Most recently, Ms. Vitillo was Assistant Principal at Albany School of Humanities.
   

• Ms. Wilberlee Range as Interim Principal at Giffen Memorial Elementary School. Ms. Range was most recently Summer School Principal, and prior to that Assistant Principal and Assistant Director of Pupil Services, at Shaker Junior High School.
   

• Retired New York State Police Colonel Harry Corbitt as Director of Safe Schools and Violence Prevention (formerly the post of Security Director). Mr. Corbitt was most recently a consultant, after retiring from a 27-year career with the New York State Police as Deputy Superintendent-Internal Affairs Bureau.
   

• Mrs. Linda Rudnick as Director of Instruction. Mrs. Rudnick has been with the district for 15 years, and most recently served as Instructional Supervisor for Elementary English Language Arts.
   

• Ms. Kathleen Ryan as Director of Health, Athletics and Physical Education. Ms. Ryan was most recently the Athletic Director for the Elmira City School District.
   

• Mr. Ken Cioffi as Chief Information Officer. Mr. Cioffi is a 27-year veteran with the district, and most recently served as Director of Special Education.