Pitkoff To Lead Superintendents

By LINDA BAUER

Published: May 19, 2006 12:00 am

Dr Evan Pitkoff, superintendent of schools in Newtown, has been elected by his peers to serve as president of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) for the 2006-2007 school year. CAPSS is statewide nonprofit educational administration organization formalized in 1907 whose mission is to lead the continuous improvement of public education for all students by advocating public policy for children, and by developing and supporting executive school leaders. Its membership includes superintendents, assistant superintendents, state Department of Education officials, and college presidents and professors of educational administration.

Dr Pitkoff was formally inducted as president on Thursday, May 11, at the associationâs Annual Meeting and Spring Conference in Mystic, Conn.

CAPSSÂ Executive Director Dr David H. Larson stated, âDr Pitkoff is an outstanding superintendent and his election as president is a strong indication of the respect that he has earned as an educational leader in Connecticut.â

Dr Pitkoff became superintendent of schools in Newtown in July 2002. Prior to this, he served as superintendent of schools for Region #10, serving the communities of Burlington and Harwinton; as assistant superintendent in Hamden; as principal of New Britain High School; and as assistant principal of Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn. He began his education career as a junior high school special education teacher in Manhattan in 1979, and also served as a special education teacher and coordinator of special education in Brooklyn.

Dr Pitkoff has been an active member of CAPSS, having served on numerous committees. He has also served as an adjunct instructor at Southern Connecticut State University and has participated on Visiting Accreditation Committees with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Since coming to Newtown, Dr Pitkoff has been involved in a number of community organizations, including service on the Board of Directors for Kevinâs Community Center, as Regional Education Campaign Coordinator for the United Way of Greater Danbury, and as a member of the Newtown Lions Club.

Other superintendents elected to serve as officers for the 2006-2007 school year are David B. Erwin, Montville, president-elect; Dr Ann Clark, Fairfield, first vice president; Dr John W. Sullivan, Department of Children and Families, second vice president; Dr Richard W. Kisiel, Avon, secretary; and Dr Frank H. Sippy, Region #15 (Middlebury and Southbury), treasurer. Dr H. Kaye Griffin, superintendent of schools in Madison, will serve as immediate past president.

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