Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Louis N. Wool, Ed. D. has served the Harrison School District as Superintendent for 23 years. He led the organization through transformational change that profoundly impacted the learning experiences for a generation of children. The reforms altered every facet of the district from curriculum and instruction, professional learning, teacher evaluation and organizational culture. 

 

Prior to becoming superintendent, Dr. Wool was Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in Harrison, and introduced innovative programs to improve opportunities for students. He spent 18 years in the Mount Vernon City School District as a teacher, coach, and district administrator.

 

In 2024, Dr. Wool received two prestigious awards: the Columbia University Teachers College Distinguished Alumni Award and the Horace Mann Champion of Public Education.

 

In 2012, Dr. Wool received the Distinguished Service Award from the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents (LHCSS). In 2010, Dr. Wool was named New York State Superintendent of the Year.  As a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University, he received the Carroll F. Johnson Scholarship for outstanding leadership. He was the President of the LHCSS, and is President of the State-Wide Schools Cooperative Health Plan. He serves on the advisory boards of the Bank Street College Future School Leaders Academy and Tri-states Consortium. 

 

 

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Dr. Wool's Advocacy Initiatives

• Dr. Wool and the Harrison Board of Education lead the advocacy initiative for intelligent, science-based changes to COVID-19 protocols and, with the Rye City School District, petition New York State officials to change mask requirements in schools, continue support for testing, and increase support for mental health services. 
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• Dr. Wool's recommendations, adopted by the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents, advocates for changes to COVD-19 protocols.  Read the letter and view Dr. Wool's presentation to the Board of Education on January 12, 2022 outlining recommended changes.
  Click here to read the full statement
  Click here to view the presentation
  Click here to watch Dr. Wool’s presentation to BOE 
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• Dr. Wool developed and provided a letter asking Governor Hochul to establish metrics for the safe removal of masks in school settings and to permit students to “Test to Stay'' in the event of exposure to COVID-19. On Friday, November 12, 2021, the letter was endorsed by 78 school superintendents of the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents.
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• As President of the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents, Dr. Wool Files Petition to Suspend & Amend Education Transformation Act, June 12, 2015
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• Members of New York State Assembly Backs Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents Plan to Reform Flawed Education Transformation Act, May 28, 2015
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• As President of the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents, Dr. Wool Calls on Governor Cuomo to Suspend Flawed Education Transformation Act, May 28, 2015
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• Dr. Wool Challenges NYSED to Reform Education Transformation Act to Get It Right, May 15, 2015
  Click here for Dr. Wool's Teaching, Testing & Tenure Plan
   
• Journal News Supports Dr. Wool's Recommendation to Restart APPR, May 6, 2015 (VIDEO)
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• Dr. Wool Calls on NYSED to Redesign Teacher Evaluations, March 25, 2015:
  Harrison Central School District Superintendent Dr. Louis N. Wool held in-depth discussions with high ranking education committee members of the New York Senate and Assembly over the past few months regarding the need for effective and useful teacher evaluations that involve sound research and best practices from national education experts.  Dr. Wool has met with Governor Cuomo’s top aides to provide evidence of the ineffectiveness of the current teacher evaluation system and insights for reforming the process.
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• Dr. Wool Challenges NYSED over Failed Teacher Evaluation Model, November 12, 2014
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• As President of the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents, Dr. Wool Issues Call to Action to Address School Violence through Safe Schools Advocacy, December 2012
  Click here for LHCSS Call to Action