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Schenectady High School
June 01
2010
Fields to take Schenectady High School interim
leader post
Comley set to
retire in June
 Gregory Fields,
house principal of the Career Center at Steinmetz, has been
named interim Associate Superintendent for Schenectady High
School effective July 1, 2010. Fields will replace current high
school leader Gary Comley who is set to retire June 30.
The appointment of
Fields comes after a lengthy nationwide search and selection
process that began in late winter. Eric Ely, Superintendent of
the Schenectady City School District, said that after a long and
exhaustive search, the district did not find a suitable
replacement. Ely is recommending that the search be
re-initiated in January 2011.
Fields has been in
his current position since July 2005. Although not located on
the Schenectady High School campus, the Career Center is
considered one of the high school’s five houses. As house
principal, Fields is responsible for building administration,
management of the school’s operations, scheduling, budgeting,
supervision of record-keeping, data reporting and administration
of grant funds. Prior to that, from 2004 – 2005, Fields served
as community outreach specialist for the Schenectady City School
District for which he coordinated parent and community outreach
efforts, volunteer and student mentor programs and served as
district liaison for community partnerships.
Fields will be
taking over at a time when the high school is set to undergo a
comprehensive restructuring process which will be implemented
beginning in fall 2010.
“I
am very confident in Mr. Fields' ability to lead Schenectady
High School through the restructuring plan implementation,” said
Ely. “He is an innovative and collaborative school leader who is
ready for this challenge.”
Fields agrees that the
restructuring process will be a challenge but said he looks
forward to the opportunity. “I will work through the roles of
educator, leader and manager in order to enhance a learning
community that is dedicated to the continuous improvement of
effective instruction,” said Fields. He stresses the importance
of motivation, achievement and morale of the staff members as
well as the importance of community involvement. “When one
genuinely collaborates with all staff and the greater community,
everyone is empowered and the learning environment is improved,”
he said.
“This
is a very exciting time to take on the leadership of the high
school,” said Fields. “I look forward to collaborating with the
administrators, teachers, members of the staff and community to
enhance the climate for learning and to promote excellence and
achievement at Schenectady High School,” added Fields.
Fields received a
B.A. in Economics from Columbia University, MBA from Pace
University, MA in Education from the University of Phoenix
(Online) and MS in Education, Educational Administration and
Supervision from The College of Saint Rose. He is currently
enrolled in Educational and Administration and Policy Ph.D.
Program at the University of Albany. In addition to holding
certification for School Administrator and Supervisor, School
District Administrator and School Business Administrator, Fields
is also a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco
Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI). |
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