Voorheesville CSD welcomes Imran Abbasi, Clayton A. Bouton's new high school principal

(August 4, 2010) On July 1 Voorheesville Central School District welcomed Imran Abbasi as principal of Clayton A. Bouton High School. He succeeds Mr. Mark Diefendorf who retired June 30 after 20 years of service, eight of which as principal.

Abbasi comes to Voorheesville from Niskayuna where he served as assistant principal of the district's two middle schools since August 2008. Prior to that, he served as assistant principal of Cairo-Durham School District's middle/high school for a year, intern principal of Guilderland's Farnsworth Middle School's 2006 summer school and as a team leader and coordinator in the Bethlehem Central School District. Abbasi's roots in education started as an alternative education teacher at Philip Livingston Magnet Academy in 2000 followed by six years of teaching 7th-grade social studies at Bethlehem Central Middle School.

Abbasi received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies in August 2000 and his Masters of Science in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology in August 2004, both from the State University of New York at Albany. He obtained his School District Administrator certificate from SUNY Albany in 2007. Abbasi has been accepted in the PhD program at SUNY Albany in the Educational Administration and Policy Studies program and will start his coursework in the spring.

"I am very excited to be joining the Voorheesville School District as the principal of the Clayton A. Bouton High School," said Abbasi. " While Voorheesville is known for its excellence in education, its strong sense of community is equally impressive which makes me feel very fortunate to be a part of this school district. I look forward to working with students, staff and parents in continuing to provide each of our students with an outstanding foundation for the future."