Michael Locantore was named the next Superintendent for the Patchogue-Medford School District on Thursday.
Locantore replaces Michael Mostow, who is retiring at the end of this month.
"It's a very humbling experience to return to the community and to give back," said Locantore following the Board of Educaton meeting where he was named the next superintendent.
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Locantore graduated from Patchogue-Medford High School in 1973. He has previously served as a dean of students, assistant principal and principal at Saxton Middle School, and as co-principal of Patchogue-Medford High School during part of the 2004-2005 school year. Locantore is currently the assistant superintendent for human resources at Eastern Suffolk BOCES.
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