Mrs. McCarthy, Superintendent Approved extending the contract of Superintendent Judi McCarthy

Judi McCarthy, Hinsdale Central School District superintendent, said news of the $36,000 loss of property taxes from the Buffalo rail line comes after the district has already begun preparing for its 2007-08 budget.She noted the school district also lost more than $50,000 a year when the east-west rail line was taken off the tax rolls six years ago.That combined $90,000 a year is the equivalent of two teachers, she added. Ms. McCarthy said the proposal by the Western New York & Pennsylvania would be more credible if the railroad was not asking for the tax abatement on the east-west line to be extended for six years past September 2008, the date when a 33 percent payment in lieu of taxes was due to begin.

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John Fitzpatrick, president of the Hinsdale Central School Board of Education, welcomes new Superintendent Judi McCarthy during Wednesday's board meeting. Photo by DANIEL LEBLANC | Full StoryHinsdale names McCarthy to superintendent's post John Fitzpatrick, president of the Hinsdale Central School Board of Education, welcomes new Superintendent Judi McCarthy during Wednesday's board meeting. Photo by DANIEL LEBLANCJohn Fitzpatrick, president of the Hinsdale Central School Board of Education, welcomes new Superintendent Judi McCarthy during Wednesday's board meeting.HINSDALE , The Hinsdale Board of Education unanimously approved Judi McCarthy as its new superintendent at Wednesday's board meeting.Ms. McCarthy will assume the role of superintendent starting July 1, replacing interim superintendent Michael O'Brien.McCarthy was the right choice," he said.Ms. McCarthy said that she was "looking forward to new challenges."She will leave her position as high school principal at Cuba-Rushford Central School.She had previously been a business teacher in the Ellicottville Central School District and the Olean Business Institute.She received bachelor's degree in business from College of St. Rose in Albany and her master's degree in administration from St. Bonaventure University.She visited the school Wednesday morning and met with some students and teachers, she said.Ms. McCarthy cited her "willingness to learn and work hard" as some of her qualifications she brings to the school.She liked that Hinsdale was a "small, family-oriented school" and that kindergarten through 12th grade were all in the same building.Some challenges that the district faces include raising academic scores and preparing students for secondary education, she said.Before making any major changes to the district, Ms. McCarthy said she would have to "find out the school's strengths and weaknesses."