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Putnam Northern Westchester Boces Superintendent Retiring

Northern Westchester BOCES District Superintendent Dr. James Langlois has announced his intention to retire at the end of this school year, concluding more than 50 years in public education and leaving behind a legacy of innovation and service. 

Northern Westchester BOCES District Superintendent James Langlois plans to retire at the end of the school year.

Northern Westchester BOCES District Superintendent James Langlois plans to retire at the end of the school year.

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Langlois, who was named the 2015 New York State School Superintendent of the Year, has served as BOCES Superintendent for 11 years and served the previous eight years as Superintendent in Goshen, N.Y. 

Before that, he was an Assistant Superintendent on Long Island and worked in a number of leadership positions in the public schools of Manhattan and the Bronx. 

He began his career in public education as a high school English teacher in Connecticut. Langlois has led Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES to become a responsive, innovative and collaborative agency, providing special education, career and technical education, curriculum development and training for educators to some of the most highly rated and respected school districts in the nation and helping school districts meet the rapidly changing challenges of education reform and tight budgets with flexible, cutting-edge, high-quality and cost-effective service. 

Langlois has served as President of the New York State Council of School Superintendents. He has also served on the council's Executive Committee, its House of Delegates, Commissioner’s Advisory Council, among others, and is a co-author of its recent vision statement, Public Education Matters. 

He served for seven years on the national governing board of the American Association of School Administrators, the council's national affiliate, and for several years on the national Association of Educational Service Agencies Executive Committee. 

Langlois holds two Masters Degrees and a Doctorate in Educational Communication from Columbia University Teachers College. He has taught graduate educational leadership courses at Fordham University and SUNY New Paltz. 

In addition, he is the author of several nationwide evaluations of federally funded career and technical and special education initiatives and has presented at many national and regional conferences. 

Under his leadership, Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES has received national and regional recognition as a model of excellence in such areas as developing independence in multiply handicapped students and incorporating entrepreneurship into career and technical education. 

"During Jim’s tenure, PNW BOCES has advanced in many areas with excellent hiring practices, program growth, budget efficiencies and excellent student performance,” said Board of Education President Richard Kreps said. “Programs continue to excel under Jim’s leadership and he will be missed.” 

In his retirement, Langlois said, he was looking forward to having more time to read, write, garden and travel. 

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