PENDLETON — The Starpoint school board met with Superintendent Sean Croft for the first time since his DWI crash and arrest late last month.
The board convened for a special meeting Tuesday evening consisting entirely of an executive session that lasted two and a half hours to discuss the superintendent’s future.
Croft arrived approximately half an hour after the meeting started, before leaving two hours later. Croft declined to provide any comment to a reporter following the meeting.
The board adjourned soon thereafter and no action was taken on Croft’s status.
Croft has been on leave from his post at Starpoint since the crash.
School Board President Jeffrey Duncan has declined to say how long Croft would be on leave.
The incident occurred about 3:40 p.m. Aug. 31, West Seneca Police responded to Nina Terrace near East and West Road for a single-vehicle crash. Croft is accused of driving a vehicle at a speed in excess of the legal limit when he drove off of the roadway and hit a tree in the residential area. Croft was treated by paramedics and issued an appearance ticket to be arraigned at a later date.
Croft, 50, of Cheektowaga, is scheduled to return to court at 5 p.m. on Oct. 15 for further proceedings. He was released on his own recognizance as the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail. His New York state driver’s license has been temporarily suspended.
If convicted of the highest charge, Croft faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
Maureen Braunscheidel was appointed acting superintendent of schools on Sept. 9. Braunscheidel, who has been with the district for over a decade, is the assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction, and technology.
Croft has been superintendent of the Starpoint school district since 2016 when he was promoted from his post as assistant superintendent for instruction, assessment and staff development.
Prior to being named superintendent, Croft had worked for the Starpoint district for nine years after being hired as a school psychologist after attending graduate school at Rochester Institute for Technology. He held that position for six years before transitioning to administration.