O'Leary out as CCS Jr/Sr Principal
Cooperstown Central School Junior / Senior High School Principal Karl O’Leary is out seven months into what was his first year at the district, escorted from the building on the afternoon of Friday, March 18.
Superintendent of Schools Sarah Spross told The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta the mid-year switch was “not a distraction for faculty, staff, or students” as they returned to the classrooms on Monday, March 21.
“There is a team of teachers and administrators here who are all about the kids,” she said. “They’ve executed graduations, AP exams, Regents exams, state-required exams. I’ve been here for a little more than a year, they’ve been here for years before that. First thing Monday morning I had people coming up to me to say ‘I can help with this’ and ‘let me help you with that.’ The teamwork here is phenomenal.”
The students, she said, are focused more on looking forward to closing out a school year free of the COVID restrictions that limited activity in the last two years.
“They’re so excited about things like the Senior Prom and the class trip,” she said. “Morale and motivation are strong.”
Ms. Spross said she spent Monday meeting with staff across all levels of the school. Her immediate task, she said, is to ensure support for any projects left open prior to Friday’s dismissal.
“Transparency and communication are very important to me,” she said. “We met throughout the day – our core administrative team, the larger administrative team, grade and department chairs.
