ROCKLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, NY — On October 1, the Rockland Central School District School Board approved the appointment of Jennifer Gorr as superintendent for November 1.

Gorr, a resident of Livingston Manor, holds a master’s degree in teaching from SUNY Empire State College and a master’s degree in school-building administration and leadership from Mercy College. She is certified in New York as a teacher of students with disabilities and other credentials.

She taught grades nine through 12 at Sullivan County BOCES and Livingston Manor Central School, and has spent the past 10 years as supervisor of special education, then as principal of the St. John Street Pre-K and Alternative High School in Monticello, then as the principal of Monticello High School.

Gorr has experience with school safety, budgets and capital projects.

Before the appointment, the board also accepted the resignation of school board member Ed Gorr, Jennifer Gorr’s husband.

“Ed Gorr recused himself from the hiring process from the beginning,” said board president Alys Mann during the meeting. “He was not involved in executive session discussions or interviews with any candidates, knowing that his wife applied for the role.”

Board vice chairman Gary Dahlman thanked Ed Gorr, who served as Rockland’s first board president, for his preparation and dedication to the district.

The board discussed possible next steps in filling the vacant seat. There are three possibilities:

Appoint a member to fill the seat until the next scheduled election.

Have an election to fill the remainder of Ed Gorr’s term, which runs through June 2028.

If no action is taken, the state will appoint someone to fill the term until the next scheduled election

A reception to welcome Jennifer Gorr to the district and thank Ed Gorr for his service was held following the meeting.

A recording of the meeting is available on the district website.

The Rockland Central School District formed in 2025 following voter approval of a merger between the Livingston Manor and Roscoe central school districts. Both buildings, built during the Depression-era Works Progress Administration, remain in use, serving about 600 students. The Roscoe building is the elementary school, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students, and the Livingston Manor building contains the middle/high school, serving seventh through 12th grade, as well as the district office.

The district spans more than 260 square miles across three counties and nine towns. The district is primarily in the Town of Rockland in Sullivan County and includes portions of the towns of Callicoon, Fremont, Neversink and Liberty in Sullivan County; Andes, Colchester and Hancock in Delaware County; and Hardenburgh in Ulster County.