Niskayuna Board of Education begins search for next superintendent of schools
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Niskayuna Board of Education met with Lauren J. Gemmill, Capital Region BOCES District Superintendent, to begin planning the search for the next superintendent of schools.
Niskayuna will conduct a comprehensive confidential search to replace Carl Mummenthey, who announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2026-27 school year.
The confidential search process will begin Nov. 2, with gathering community feedback via an online survey and a series of focus groups. The schedule of focus groups is below. Members of the Niskayuna community are encouraged to participate in both the online survey and focus groups.
Focus group schedule
(The schedule is in date, time – group, location format.)
- Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m. – District Office Staff, District Office
- Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m. – Administrators, District Office
- Nov. 16, 6 p.m. – Community, Virtual (Click here to register)
- Nov. 17, 8 a.m. – High School staff, Little Theater at Niskayuna H.S.
- Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m. – High School students, Cafeteria (during lunch periods)
- Nov. 17, 2:45 p.m. – Elementary staff, Rosendale Elementary School
- Nov. 17, 3:45 p.m. – Middle School staff, Iroquois Middle School
- Nov. 17, 7 p.m. – Community, Niskayuna H.S.
- Nov. 19, 4 p.m. – All staff, Virtual (Click here to register)
- Nov. 20, 1 p.m. – Facilities/Custodial/Transportation/Food Service/IT, Niskayuna H.S.
Search timeline
Nov. 2 – Dec. 4: Online survey is open for feedback
Nov. 13 – Nov. 19: Focus groups held.
mid-December – mid-January: Application window
Feb.-March, 2027: Candidate interviews (multiple rounds)
April: Anticipated announcement of next superintendent
Strategic Plan
The district’s 2024-27 Strategic Plan contains three major areas of focus: Curriculum & Programs, Environment & Culture, and Partnerships.