Howard W Smith

2015 – Present Teachers Contract Negotiations Consultant

10/16 – 6/17 Interim Superintendent, White Plains City School District, White Plains, NY
Diverse urban school district with 7000 students and a $200 million budget

11/14 – 9/15 Interim Superintendent, Burlington School District, Burlington, VT
Helped to resolve a financial crisis in an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse urban
school district with a student enrollment of 4000

2013 – 2016 Educational Planner, Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers, Ithaca, NY
Marketing and project development consulting

2013 – 2014 Adjunct Faculty, Bank Street College, NY, NY
Administrative Internship Supervisor, Trainer/consultant for school principal and Plovdiv
University faculty development program in Bulgaria

2001 – 2013 (retired) Superintendent, Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, Tarrytown, NY
Culturally and socioeconomically diverse suburban school district with a student
enrollment of 2900, a staff of 450, and a $66.8 million annual budget.
Oversaw $74 million school expansion and renovation project

2007 Adjunct Professor, Fordham University, Tarrytown, New York
Graduate level instruction in Educational Administration

1988 - 2001 Superintendent, Canton Central School District, Canton, New York
Rural district, college town, 1650 students, 275 staff

1989 – 2000 Adjunct Professor, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York
Graduate level instruction in Educational Administration

1981 – 1988 Principal, Williamstown Elementary School, Williamstown, MA
K-6, rural college town, 500 students, 70 staff

1985 – 1988 Lecturer, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Undergraduate level instruction in Educational Psychology

1984 – 1988 Lecturer, North Adams State College, North Adams, MA
Graduate level instruction in Educational Administration

1977 – 1981 Director of Special Education/School Psychologist, North Berkshire School Union,
Clarksburg, MA
K-12 special education supervision & psychological services in rural schools