William J. Parfitt was unanimously appointed as superintendent of schools of the Union Free School District No. 1, Franklin Square, New York.

Parfitt is a native of Coaldale, where his parents still reside at 5 W. Phillips St.

He is a graduate of Kutztown State College and competed graduate work at the New York University, where he obtained his master’s degree.

An Army veteran, he has completed 26 years in Franklin Square schools as a teacher, assistant principal, administrative assistant for school curriculum and assistant superintendent.

He, his wife and their daughter reside in Hempstead, New York.