On May 8, 2024 Dan MacCollum was appointed by the Board of Education as the new Principal at West Genesee Intermediate School with an official start date of June 27, 2024. He will be replacing Michael McGrath who is retiring at the end of the school year.
MacCollum has been an Assistant Principal at West Genesee High School since July 2022, and has also recently led the District Safety Committee.
Prior to joining our District, he was at Cato-Meridian CSD where he served as the Cato-Meridian Jr/Sr. High School Intern Assistant Principal. Before his administrative experience, he was a music teacher for 14 years; 6 years at Cato-Meridian CSD and 8 years previously at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill CSD.
He served as a mentor teacher, worked with Emergency Response Team, District Strategic Planning Core Team, School Improvement Team, Grading Committee, and was trained as a Collaborative Workshop Facilitator.
His Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership inclusive of School Building Leadership and School District Leadership is from SUNY Oswego, where he also received a Master of Science, Educational Curriculum and Instruction. His Bachelor of Music, Music Education was earned at Ithaca College following his Associates Degree at Onondaga Community College.
On a personal note, MacCollum shares that he is a native of Central New York and lives in Jordan with his wife Caitlin and daughters: Kendall (12), Brynn (10) and Layla (6). He enjoys spending time with his family, working outside, sports and live music. He would also like to share how excited he is to join the outstanding team of educators at WGIS!