Interim Rochester City School District Superintendent Dan Lowengard collapsed during a meeting at district offices and was admitted to Strong Hospital Monday afternoon. Lowengard is listed in satisfactory condition.

Lowengard, 68, had been appointed to the interim position after Barbara Deane-Williams left the position six months before her contract expired.

He started in that role Feb. 1.

"Interim Superintendent Dan Lowengard fainted today during a meeting with school principals at the Rochester City School District Central Office," according to a media release from the school district. "EMTs were called and transported him to the hospital as a precaution where he was evaluated and kept for observation.

"Mr. Lowengard was alert immediately after the incident and remains so at the hospital where he is speaking to his doctors, family members and district staff."

This is the second time Lowengard has experienced a serious medical incident while in the role of district superintendent. Lowengard had a stroke in January 2016 while addressing the Rochester Teachers Association after he had replaced the outgoing Dr. Bolgen Vargas as interim superintendent.

Lowengard has four decades of experience in urban education in New York, including stints as superintendent in Syracuse and Utica. He got his start as a teacher in Syracuse in 1972 and worked his way up to the top job, staying there more than five years before retiring in 2011.

After his retirement, he worked as an outside educational expert reporting on schools — including in Rochester — on behalf of the New York State Education Department.

In a phone conversation with the Democrat and Chronicle about taking the interim role this time, Lowengard addressed his health issues and his return to the Rochester district.

“I know they’ve got a lot of things on their plate I want to help them move through it,” he said.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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