Patrick Named Interim Superintendent: Yang to be District Director of Digital Learning

Dr. Andrew Patrick has been named Interim Superintendent of the Scarsdale SchoolsIt’s official! Dr. Andrew Patrick, an Assistant Superintendent at the Scarsdale Schools, has been named interim school superintendent for July 1, 2022- June 30, 2023 while the Board conducts a search for a new superintendent to replace Dr. Thomas Hagerman who announced that he will leave Scarsdale for the Latin School in Chicago at the end of the school year.

School Board President Karen Ceske announced his appointment, citing his “deep knowledge of, and true passion for, education, along with leadership expertise, a collaborative nature, and exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.”

She said, “We are confident that Dr. Patrick will provide important continuity for our students and schools in the year ahead, and we are delighted to welcome and work with him in this new role.”

Patrick has 20 years of experience in education and is currently the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Leadership Development, where he has been responsible for the recruitment, selection, induction, and retention of many faculty and staff across the District. He has served as the lead negotiator in collective bargaining with all seven unions; he also oversees the District’s self-insured health plan.

Before coming to Scarsdale in 2016, he worked in the Bedford Central School District as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from 2008-2016; Earth Science, Biology, & Environmental Science Teacher from 2002-2008; and Science Department Coordinator from 2004-2008. He also taught Earth Science and Biology at Clarkstown High School South from 1999-2002.

He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology-Geology from the University of Rochester; an MS in Geology from the University of South Carolina; an Ed.M. from Bank Street College of Education, where he was a member of the Future School Leaders Academy; and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Manhattanville College, where he received Manhattanville’s Outstanding Leadership Award in 2018.

Under the terms of his agreement, while serving as interim superintendent he will be on a leave of absence from his position as Assistant Superintendent and will be entitled to return to that position when his job as interim is over. His base salary will be $300,000. You can see his agreement here.William Yang

Commenting on his appointment, Patrick said, “Thank you to the Board of Education and the trust and confidence you have exhibited toward me. I feel fortunate to be in Scarsdale. I am overwhelmed by all the emails I have received and want to express my gratitude to everyone who has reached out. I want to thank Dr. Hagerman who has been generous and supportive throughout my six years here. We have a lot of planning to do but I am confident that we will enter 2022 with positive momentum."

William Yang

In other personnel news, Patrick also announced that William Yang, the current Assistant Principal at Edgewood Elementary School will be appointed the district’s new K-12 Director of Digital Learning at the next meeting of the Board of Education. Yang started working in Scarsdale in 1999, worked for a few years in Chappaqua and returned to Scarsdale in 2016. In Scarsdale he has worked as the head elementary technology teacher, the teacher in charge for Fox Meadow and the technology teacher for Greenacres School.