Attend Three Community Events Honoring Dr. McGill

Three community-wide events have been scheduled to honor Dr. Michael McGill who will retire as Superintendent of Scarsdale Schools at the end of the school year. McGill has been in Scarsdale since 1998 and championed a curriculum emphasizing creative and critical thinking skills at all grade levels. During his tenure, the district celebrated it 225th anniversary, advocated against state mandated testing and teacher evaluation, added Mandarin courses at the high school, moved from an AP curriculum to "Advanced Track" courses and founded the nationally-recognized Center for Innovation.

Dr. McGill both maintained and enriched the Scarsdale educational program and touched the lives of thousands of students, teachers and parents. A farewell committee has announced three community-wide events to be held in his honor:

A Day of Service will be held this Saturday, May 17, from 9-11am. Volunteers from Scarsdale will join with the Bronx River Conservancy to pitch in for the parks, by collecting litter and removing vines and knotweed. Trash bags, gloves, loppers and reachers will be provided. Volunteers should bring a water bottle and wear work gloves, sunglasses, a hat, long sleeve shirt and pants. Meet at the Scarsdale Train Station on the grassy circle opposite Dunkin Donuts at 9 am on Saturday. For further information, email Pam Fuehrer at [email protected].

A Farewell Dinner in McGill's honor is planned for Thursday June 12 at Shenorock Shore Club in Rye at 6:30 pm. The fee for the dinner is $90 per person and checks can be mailed to:
Jackie Irwin
51 Drake Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583, or you can order online by clicking here:

A Reception for Dr. McGill will be held in the courtyard and breezeway of Scarsdale High School on Wednesday June 18 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm.