South Orangetown Central School District

South Orangetown Central School District (SOCSD) is a school district headquartered in Blauvelt, New York.

Its schools are William O. Schaefer Elementary School (Tappan), Cottage Lane Elementary School (Blauvelt), South Orangetown Middle School (Blauvelt), and Tappan Zee High School (Orangeburg).

History

Tappan Zee Elementary School used to be a part of the district but closed in 2016 due to declining enrollment. Its students moved into William O. Schaefer Elementary School and Cottage Lane Elementary School.{{Cite web|title=SOCSD School Consolidation Update & Plans for Tappan Zee Elementary {{!}} Superintendent's Blog|url=https://blogs.socsd.org/superintendent/2014/05/05/socsd-school-consolidation-update-plans-for-tappan-zee-elementary/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=blogs.socsd.org}}

Kenneth Mitchell served as superintendent until his 2014 retirement. Then Dr. Robert Pritchard became superintendent and served up until the end of 2022. Former Assistant superintendent is currently, Dr. Brian Culot is the superintendent of schools.{{cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/02/21/mitchell-retiring-as-chief-of-south-orangetown-schools/5698557/|title=Mitchell retiring as chief of South Orangetown schools|work=The Journal News|date=2014-02-21|access-date=2020-01-28}}

References

External links

[https://www.socsd.org/ South Orangetown Central School District]

Category:School districts in Rockland County, New York