MECHANICVILLE - The Mechanicville City School District Board of Education has accepted the resignation of Superintendent Bruce Potter during a special meeting on Monday night.
Earlier this month Potter was placed on paid administrative leave after a complaint was filed against him. The Board has not disclosed the details of the complaint or any details on why Potter resigned.
Following the March 3 meeting where Potter was placed on administrative leave, he posted the following on his personal Facebook page:
“Tonight, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the BOE, I was placed on paid administrative leave. A complaint has been lodged and the district has an obligation to conduct an impartial investigation. As such I cannot go into any further detail."
“I believe in transparent accountability," Potter continued. “I welcome a thorough review of my work."
The Board has appointed Kevin Kolakowski as Interim Superintendent, effective immediately; Kolakowski has been the acting Superintending during Potter’s leave of absence.
The MCSD BOE has announced on the district’s website that they will begin an official search for a superintendent beginning with an internal posting. Requests for expressions of interest will be sent to all MCSD employees holding a School District Leader (SDL) or School District Administrator (SDA) certification. If the internal search does not yield a successful candidate, the Board will assess expanding the search to candidates outside the MCSD staff.
