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Hudson City School District superintendent Lisamarie Spindler's resignation is effective at the end of the month. This evening, the HCSD Board of Education announced the appointment of an interim superintendent: Cheryl Rabinowitz.

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The Hudson City School District Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheryl Rabinowitz as the Interim Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1, 2023. Rabinowitz, the district's Manager of Instructional Technology and Data Protection Officer, brings a wealth of experience and a passion for education that spans more than three decades.

The Board of Education unanimously approved her appointment at its June 6 meeting. She will replace Dr. Lisamarie Spindler, who has served as the District's Superintendent since February 2022. Dr. Spindler is leaving to pursue another professional opportunity. . . .

Rabinowitz has served three years in her current role, overseeing the District Technology Department and chairing the District Technology Committee. She has played a key role in developing the District Technology Plan and has ensured that faculty, students and district staff members have access to resources and infrastructure essential in a modern learning environment. She also has played an integral leadership role on the Superintendent's Executive Cabinet. . . .

Rabinowitz came to Hudson from the Poughkeepsie City School District, where she served two years, first as Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Innovation, then as Interim Superintendent and Assistant to the Superintendent. Prior to that, she served the Newburgh Enlarged City School District as the Executive Director of Technology.

Her career in education began in 1990 when she became an elementary teacher and a Computer Technology Specialist at P.S.130 Magnet School for Science and Technology for grades K-3 in the Bayside section of Queens. She subsequently advanced to positions in several districts, including the Catskill Central School District, where she served 15 years in positions that included Middle School Principal and district Director of Technology.

Rabinowitz holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. John's University and two master's degrees--one in Elementary Education focusing on Early Childhood and Gifted and Talented Education and another in Instructional Technology and Telecommunications. She also completed an Advanced Graduate Studies certificate in Educational Administration from the Leadership Academy at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. . . . 

Wilmette Jones, president of the Board of Education, said of Rabinowitz, "We are confident in her ability to lead the district into the 2023-2024 school year and to partner in a successful transition when the next permanent superintendent is chosen." The schedule presented by Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA), the search firm retained to find a new superintendent, anticipated that there would be a new superintendent in place on August 1, 2023.