After serving the Moravia Central School District for nearly nine years, Superintendent William Tammaro is moving on. Tammaro will join the Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services as its district superintendent on Jan. 5. The board of education will consider his resignation, effective Jan. 3, during Wednesday's regular meeting.

“I love Moravia,” he said. “Moravia has always been home for nine years. It's been a great experience here and I look forward to my next opportunity for advancement. I'm very excited to go out to DCMO BOCES and be a part of their team as well.”

Tammaro joined the district the spring of 2000 after leading the Sharon Springs Central School District . He said leading a BOCES district was always an aspiration of his, and when the opportunity arose, he took it.

He also views his time at Moravia as a success, from advancing the reputation of the middle school to implementing the Ninth Grade Academy, a year-long course for ninth graders to increase academic achievement and prevent students from being left behind at the end of the year. Tammaro credits that program for lowering the drop-out rate and improving the graduation rate.

“I think we've had a fantastic time here together,” he said.

Phone messages to board President Laura Wells were not returned and someone who answered her home phone said she was unavailable.

Plans for an interim superintendent and a search for a replacement are currently unclear.