NORWICH – New leadership has been placed at the helm of DCMO BOCES, ending the district’s extensive seven-month search process for a new superindependent.

On Thursday, BOCES Board members voted and approved Perry Dewey III to the position of District Superintendent. Dewey will oversee BOCES’ contract operations across its 16 component school districts in Delaware, Chenango, Madison and Otsego counties.

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to serve the DCMO BOCES region,” Dewey said in a statement on Friday. “Through strategically focusing on student needs and regional partnerships with business and post-secondary institutions, we will be able to provide a brighter future for our students and rural communities. With this in mind, I am looking forward to working with the leaders in the region to build relationships with all stakeholders and moving forward together to provide excellent educational programming for all of our students.”

Dewey succeeds former Superintendent William Tammaro, who retired in April 2015.