Rocky Hill's Jeffrey Villar to be Named Superintendent

In a special meeting held at Town Hall on Wednesday night, the Windsor Board of Education will elect Rocky Hill Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Villar to become Windsor's new head of schools, according to Courant.com, citing "people familiar with the superintendent search."

According to the Rocky Hill Public Schools System, Villar has served as the district's superintendent since May of 2007 and is an adjunct professor in Southern Connecticut University's education leadership department.

Before his time in Rocky Hill, Villar was the associate superintendent for instruction in Meriden, where he "was responsible for the development and implementation of the educational program as well as the supervision of all certified faculty including administrators and teachers," according to Rocky Hill Public Schools.

Windsor Board of Education President Doreen Richardson said Tuesday morning that .

While Richardson said she could not release the name of the board's choice to allow him to "go through the proper channels of leaving his district," she did say that the board is "excited to have him come to Windsor. We feel he has the skills and expertise that will serve to build on existing accomplishments and transform our district in a way that is best for our children."

Villar earned his bachelor's degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in 1993 prior to earning his master's and doctorate from the University of Connecticut in 1996 and 1999, respectively.

Villar, who is a founding member of Hartford's Sports Sciences and Medical Academy, also served as principal of Meriden's Washington Middle School.

He also has experience as an assistant principal at the middle school and high school level, and as a social studies teacher at the high school and middle school level in Hartford, Lebanon and Chaplin.

The pool of superintendent candidates, Richardson said, was narrowed down from eight to one during two rounds of interviews, with final interviews being held on Nov. 9 and 10.

The board has not officially taken a vote to approve his hiring, as they are barred from doing so during a private session.

The board of education will meet Wed., Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall Council Chambers to officially vote and elect to hire Villar.

According to Richardson, the board has already agreed on contract terms, and Villar will be required to publicly sign a contract with the district following the vote.