Today, its Aimee Horowitz. Tomorrow, ........?
The saying goes this way: "its not what you know, it is WHO you know."
keep up the good work, NY POST!
Betsy Combier
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Editor, NYC Rubber Room Reporter
Editor, Parentadvocates.org
Editor, New York Court Corruption
Editor, National Public Voice
Office in charge of fixing schools ‘bent rules’ to hire ‘unqualified’ pals
, February 11, 2016
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| Aimee Horowitz |
Honchos at the Department of
Education’s Office of School Renewal — responsible for turning around the
city’s 94 worst schools — lowered the qualifications for jobs to ensure they
went to pals, The Post has learned.
Educrat Andrew Gallagher was promoted to a $128,000 “director”
position in November — but only after the initial job posting was altered to
drop a requirement of state certification in administration, according to
sources and documents.
Gallagher has certification that’s good only for interning in
administration while he earns his Ph.D, state records show.
“The hiring is based on friendship . . . and not
qualifications,” said a source familiar with the Renewal office, whose
superintendent, Aimee Horowitz, manages schools that have received more than
$190 million in extra funds.
“Titles are being changed and rules are being bent because the
people that Horowitz and [others] want are not qualified.”
In another case, e-mails show that the office’s director of communications,
Alex Pederson, was allowed to craft her own job qualifications after she was
hired without the required five years of p.r. or journalism experience.
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| Aimee Horowitz and Bill deBlasio |
Dozens of experienced applicants had sought the gig, sources
said.
“Attached is the JD [job description] for your perusal. Please
review which one best suits you and your résumé,” Renewal schools HR director
Daphne Franklin wrote in an e-mail to Pederson on Feb. 1. “Let me know which
one you prefer and I will have it re-posted.”
The next morning, Pederson responded with her preference, saying
it “more closely aligned to the original posting for the position and I meet
the minimum requirements outlined.”
Copied on the exchange were three top officials: Horowitz,
executive director Elif Gure-Perez, and director of program planning evaluation
Carina Garcia.
Last Thursday, a job listing for the communications gig was
posted online — but the p.r. requirement was replaced with the need for three
years of “full-time . . . professional experience in education administration.”
Horowitz, Gallagher and Pederson did not respond to e-mails
seeking comment.
DOE officials touted Gallagher and Pederson’s qualifications but
did not directly address the watering down of requirements.
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