Yorktown School District Looks In-House to Appoint New Assistant Superintendent

At its May 23rd meeting, the Board of Education of the Yorktown Central School
District appointed Lisa O’Shea to the position of Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum and Instruction effective July 1, 2016.

The post had been held for ten years by Dr. Florence O’Connor who announced
her retirement in May.

The search drew 84 candidates for the position. A Screening Committee of
teachers, administrators and a parent/community member helped to narrow the
search before interviews were held for the top 12 candidates.

Mrs. O’Shea is currently the Director of Pupil Personnel Services, a position
where she had excelled. She has developed and implemented an ongoing district-
wide plan for special education services, and has evaluated all of the special
education programs to make sure that they meet the needs of our students in the
least restrictive environment. She joined the Yorktown district in 2008 as Principal
at Crompond School, Grades 4-5 and moved to her current position two years
later.

“While we will certainly miss Dr. O’Connor and we wish her well as she enters a
new chapter in her life, we are very pleased that a perfect candidate to replace
her is within our district,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ralph Napolitano said.

“Lisa is a dedicated, knowledgeable and committed educator who believes in
making a difference in the lives of all of our children. She is highly regarded by
everyone in the Yorktown School District and will continue making a positive
contribution to the faculty, staff and students in her new role.”

Before coming the district, Mrs. O’Shea was principal at Mt. Pleasant Blythedale
in Valhalla, a K-12 school that serves a hospital population, for six years and
before that a Special Education teacher in that unique Westchester County
district.

Currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Manhattanville College, Mrs. O’Shea
holds a professional diploma in educational leadership from Fordham University,
a Master’s of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education,
also from Fordham. She began her professional studies in Manhattan College and
holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from that institution.

The Yorktown Central School District was recently named one of four school
districts in the country as a National School District of Character. It serves 3,600
pupils in five schools: Brookside and Mohansic schools, grades K-3; Crompond
School, grades 4-5; Mildred E. Strang Middle School, grades 6-8; and the
Yorktown High School, grades 9-12. Its mission is to provide a comprehensive
learning experience that emphasizes the education of the whole child with the
motto of “Come to Learn, Leave to Lead and Serve.”