Peekskill School District Appoints Next Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education

At a Peekskill Board of Education meeting on January 20, Mr. Daniel Callahan was appointed by the Board to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education. Callahan will assume this role on July 1, 2015 when Dr. David Fine, the District’s current Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education, takes over the District’s superintendency.

“First I would just like to thank the Board for this opportunity,” Callahan said. “Peekskill has a bold plan and I’m really excited to be a part of it. I think my coming here at this time is a perfect fit... It is not lost on me that this is a huge responsibility that [the Board] is handing me. I understand this as an educator and as a father of six, I understand this as a parent. Everybody loves their children and what you want for them is the best educational program that can be put together, and that will always be my goal. I honor the Board’s faith and trust in me, and I will work every day to prove they were right in giving me this position.”

Callahan joined the Peekskill City School District in 2014 as the District’s Director of Teaching and Learning, a position in which his responsibilities included leading and directing the implementation of Peekskill’s secondary focus on improving student performance, 21st Century Learning, professional development planning and technology integration initiatives for Grade 6 through Grade 12.

Prior to his time at Peekskill, Callahan served as the Assistant Principal at Hendrick Hudson High School for seven years. During his time with the Hendrick Hudson School District, Mr. Callahan spearheaded many District-wide initiatives in curriculum mapping, STEM education and energy conservation.

“It is definitely an honor to have Mr. Callahan on board, and to see what he has already done at Peekskill is just exciting,” said Peekskill Board of Education President Douglas Glickert. “He works so well with our staff and leads by example. We look forward to [Mr. Callahan] continuing the good work that he is doing.”