RSSC/Central Office

The Regional Schools Services Center (RSSC), also known as Central Office, provides cost effective and required services to each of the seven schools and seven boards of education (BOE) within the region. The elementary schools of Region 1 (K-8): Lee H. Kellogg, Cornwall Consolidated, Kent Center, North Canaan Elementary, Salisbury Central, and Sharon Center are autonomous, but are joined in a consortium to ensure that all students have quality education and the same experiences and opportunities before entering Housatonic Valley Regional High School (HVRHS, grades 9-12).

All the Boards share services, e.g., special education, curriculum development, professional development, teacher evaluation, personnel services, testing, and general administration and employ a Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent to lead and manage the school district. (The Superintendent is a ex-officio, nonvoting, member of the Region 1 School Board and serves as the chief executive officer of the Board, along with each of the Boards of Education of the member towns within the school district. The superintendent provides indirect and direct assistance to each of the Boards covered in the Joint Employment Agreement.)

 

The Superintendent ensures Board policies and federal and state laws and regulations are adhered to throughout the district. In harmony with the policies of the Board of Education, and federal and state laws and regulations, the Superintendent has executive authority over the school system and the responsibility for its supervision.

The Assistant Superintendent is responsible for managing and coordinating the curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development in the schools across the seven districts in Region 1. The position provides the system oversight, consistency, and vision for most of the activities related to teaching and learning processes and facilitates implementation of the district’s mission and goals, as established by each school’s Strategic Plan for School Improvement. The Assistant Superintendent helps ensure that districts meet their goals. The Assistant Superintendent also monitors and evaluates whether school programs are meeting the goals established by the Superintendent, RSSC/Central Office, Building Administrators (School Principals), and the Boards of Education.