On July 28, 2026 Deborah Ratcliff was appointed by the Board of Education as the new Director of Accountability and Instructional Support. She replaces Sean Fahey and has an official start date on or about August 26, 2026.
Ratcliff has been the Assistant Principal at Stonehedge Elementary School since 2021. Prior to coming to our District, she was the Director of PTECH in the Auburn Enlarged City School District, and where the previous two years she was the Director of Curriculum and Professional Development. This followed her administrative start as an Assistant Principal/Administrative Intern at Genesee Elementary School within that school district. Her extended school year work in K-12 Special Education and Math Instructional Coaching were part of service to the Liverpool CSD where she had been a Grade-6 classroom teacher for 17 years.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; a Master of Science Education, Literacy from SUNY Cortland; and a Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY Oswego. Her certification areas include NYS Elementary Education (PreK-6), NYS School Building Leader (SBL) and School District Leader (SDL).
In her new role, Ratcliff will continue to co-facilitate WG’s Mentoring Program and the Strategic Planning Guiding Coalition. In addition to her leadership service within the West Genesee School District, Deb is also an Adjunct Professor for SUNY Oswego’s Educational Leadership program.
On a personal note, she was born in Brooklyn, raised in Brentwood, NY but remained in CNY after college graduation. She lives in the West Genesee School District with her husband Paul, and her 27 year old daughter, Maddy, a young woman with Autism. She is an avid reader, music enthusiast, loves to travel overseas and stateside (has visited countries like Norway, Ireland, England and France), and enjoys time with friends and family.