Help Choose The Upper West Side's Next Superintendent At Town Hall

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The Upper West Side school district could get a new superintendent this year — and parents will get the chance to help choose the new leaders.

The city's education department has set up Town Hall meetings across the five boroughs — including one on the Upper West Side next week — as it prepares a hiring blitz for all 45 of the city's superintendent roles.

The hiring process will include both new candidates and existing superintendents, who were asked to reapply for their jobs as Schools Chancellor David Banks plans to expand the responsibilities of the position for the next school year.

"These town halls represent a historic chance for our parents to engage directly with candidates for superintendent and inform who will be part of the group of leaders tasked with making this vision a reality," Banks said this week.

The Upper West Side is completely covered by Manhattan School District 3. Its current superintendent is Christine Loughlin.

The town hall for District 3 will kick off on May 26 (next Thursday).

You can register for the townhall, here.

The Town Hall meetings come after uproar from families and officials after some superintendents seemed to be ousted without community input. The Department of Education released the schedule of the public meetings on Monday.

Patch reporter Anna Quinn contributed to this report.