Mark E. Fish appointed Interim Fort Plain Jr./Sr. High School Principal

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, the Fort Plain Board of Education voted to appoint Mark E. Fish to the position of Interim Principal of its Jr./Sr. High School.

Fish’s appointment to the position of Interim Principal in Fort Plain will take effect on Jan. 29, 2024. He will serve in the position through the end of the 2023-24 school year or until a permanent replacement for the principal of the Jr./Sr. High School has been hired.

“Mark Fish is a proven leader in education. We are pleased to have him join our Fort Plain team and lend his expertise and leadership in support of our students and staff while we work to secure a permanent addition to our administrative team,” said Fort Plain Board of Education President Kimberly Keane.

Meet Mark Fish, Interim Jr./Sr. High School Principal

Mark Fish has more than 35 years of experience in the education field. Most recently, Fish served as the Interim Principal of the Salem Washington Academy in Salem, N.Y.  Prior to this, he served for eight years as the superintendent of the Greenwich Central School District. He retired from this position in 2022.

Fish also held the position of principal of Oliver W. Winch Middle School in South Glens Falls. He began his career in education as a physical education teacher and coach at Greater Johnstown City School District

Mark Fish holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from SUNY Cortland and a Master’s of Science in Educational Theory and Practice and in Educational Administration and Policy Study from the University of Albany. He completed the Transition to Superintendency program at SUNY Oswego and holds School Administrator Supervisor and School District Administrator certifications.

In 2010, Fish was honored as New York State Middle School Principal of the Year by the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) and as a National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP).

Fish has served with the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) Advocacy, CTE, Administrative & Capital Budgets Committees and the Saratoga-Warren-Washington Workforce Development Board. He has also been an officer with the New York State Middle School Association since 2005.