The Sidney Central School District has named a new Director of Health, Physical Education, Athletics & Community Wellness. Art Loomis was hired for the new position and started in July. 

 Loomis comes to Sidney CSD after serving as high school principal at Walton since 2019. Before that, he was Dean of Students at the school for a year. His teaching experience is in health and physical education, where he taught at Utica Academy of Science Charter School from 2013-2015, then at Walton from 2015-2018. 

“To be able to take advantage of this opportunity and join this district in a leadership position is amazing,” Loomis said. “It’s an incredible opportunity for me professionally and I am so excited to be here.”

The position will grow over time, Sidney Superintendent Eben Bullock said. Loomis will work on expanding student leadership opportunities, elevating student-athlete experiences, building on the rich tradition of Sidney CSD athletic programs, and enhancing community youth programs in partnership with the community. 

“I’m excited for Mr. Loomis’ leadership in elevating student-athlete and coaches experiences,” Bullock said. “And for him to continue to move our health, physical education, athletics, and wellness programs forward.”

Before moving into his role as principal, Loomis also spent several years coaching at Walton. He spent one year as the seventh-grade girls basketball coach, and four years as the JV girls basketball coach. 

He also coached the varsity baseball team from 2015-2020. 

Loomis graduated from Utica Notre Dame in 2006 and was a member of the state champion baseball team in 2005. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SUNY Cortland. Loomis received his administrative certificate from the University of Scranton in 2019 and went through the Superintendent Development Program at Binghamton University in 2026. 

In his new role, Loomis said he will focus on what he’s always done in leadership roles – student successes and opportunities. 

“Students are the most important people in the building,” Loomis said about his philosophy. “And they need opportunities to be successful.

“At the middle and high school levels, athletics can represent many different things to a student - from a lifelong passion or a way to connect with friends, to an opportunity to explore a new activity, or the culmination of years of hard work and dedication,” he continued. “Regardless of what brought a student onto the court or field, it is our job at Sidney to make sure have students have opportunities to be successful in a safe and healthy environment.”

 Loomis lives in Masonville with his wife and three children.

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