George L. Duffy III was appointed Executive Director/CEO of SCOPE Education Services effective July 1, 2012. Prior to this, Mr. Duffy served as SCOPE’s Deputy Director for Student Services for six years with responsibility for one of the core programs of this not-for-profit educational organization that serves all of Long Island’s 124 school districts.

Mr. Duffy is a retired school superintendent having served in that leadership position at both the Riverhead Central School District and the Seaford Union Free School District. Leading up to this role, Mr. Duffy spent his early years in education at the Kings Park Central School District first as a science teacher and chemistry/physics teacher, then as science department chairman at the high school level and, finally increasing his responsibility to become Assistant Principal, Middle School Principal and High School Principal.

Currently, Mr. Duffy is a retired member of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, Nassau County Council of School Superintendents and Suffolk County School Superintendents Associations, as well as the American Association of School Administrators and New York State School Boards Association. As an active member of the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association he served as Secretary and Treasurer of the organization. He has presented at New York State and National Conferences on the topic of Middle Level Education. Currently, as the Executive Director of SCOPE Education Services, he represents Long Island as a member of the New York State Study Council and served as President of the National School Development Council. In addition, Mr. Duffy is a member of The National Association of Child Care Professionals and in 2009 completed training and recognition to validate early child care programs nationally. Mr. Duffy has been recognized by the New York State Council of School Superintendents as the 2020 recipient of the Friends of the Council Award, St. John’s University 2019 Excellence in Educational Leadership Award, Stony Brook University School of Professional Development 2019 Dr. Robert Moraghan Outstanding Service Award and The First Baptist Church of Riverhead The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Award for Meritorious Service Award for 2020. 

Mr. Duffy holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Norwich University and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from SUNY, Stony Brook. Additional educational programs completed include a Professional Degree in Educational Administration from LIU CW Post College and a Certificate of Studies in Labor Relations from Cornell University.

SCOPE Education Services Mission Statement

The mission of SCOPE Education Services is to provide programs and services to school districts through the cooperative study and research of educational issues, concerns and needs; promote the best practices, and provide forums, symposiums and workshops for school superintendents, school board members, school administrators, teachers, students and community members that offer opportunities to improve education.