Middleburgh Central School’s High School Principal Matt Sloane is the best in the state.
Mr. Sloane, who joined MCS in September 2018 after a 20-year-plus career in the classroom and administration, serving for three years as deputy superintendent of Questar III BOCES, has been named the 2024 NY State Secondary Principal of the Year by the School Administrators’ Association of NY State.
He’ll be recognized at SAANYS State Convention in Saratoga in May and at the National Convention in Washinton, DC in the fall.
MCS Superintendent Mark Place shared work of Mr. Sloane’s honor at last Wednesday’s Board of education meeting.
For his part, Mr. Sloane praised MCS administration and staff “who are always willing to try new things.”
Of MCS, he said “I hope people see it as a district they want to come to.”
Mr. Sloane is a graduate of the University at Buffalo and received his Master’s Degree from Suffolk University.
He began his career in Boston Pubic Schools as an English and Humanities teacher at the middle and high school level before moving into administration.
SAANY’s Principal of the Year award “recognizes outstanding middle level and high school principals who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students as well as demonstrating exemplary contributions to the profession.”
Each year, the State Principal of the Year winners are submitted for consideration to be the National Principal of the Year.