Shadia Alvarez, Former Principal of Collegiate Institute for Math and Science in the Bronx, Found Guilty of Financial Mismanagement

Shadia Alvarez

Here we go again!

By that I mean, we posted the bizarre situation involving Reginald Richardson resigning from his job while under investigation to take a job in the new York City Department of Education, which was then rescinded, and he re-applied for his job, and the New Rochelle School District said "No way".

Now, New Rochelle has hired Shadia Alvarez, the nicknamed "Prom Killer" who told the students at her school that if they did not all graduate, there would be no  prom.

That a new one I've never heard before.

But Alvarez was also found guilty of financial fraud and services theft by the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Special Investigations in 2014. See the article below. She also was terminated and has a "problem code" on her fingerprints. Still, New Rochelle has no one else to hire. No one?

Really?

OSI Investigation Report on Shadia Alvarez
 
I can help but see a pattern and practice of the NYC Department of Education hiring and immunizing people who have been involved in some kind of wrong-doing during their work history.
 
Anyone who follows this blog knows about the scandals involving former NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina. Even before she was climbing the ladder at the DOE I reported her for violating the Education law on School Leadership Teams (2000) and posted Parent Engagement Director Jamal Young's reprimand.
 
Now we have Richard Carranza as Chancellor, hired by Mayor Bill De Blasio from Houston Texas at the same time that a sexual harassment lawsuit against Carranza was settled in San Francesco California:

Richard Carranza

Now-settled lawsuit claimed Carranza derailed San Francisco educator's career

By Samantha Ketterer and Jacob Carpenter

Updated 2:21 pm CST, Thursday, March 8, 2018
 
Outgoing Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza was accused of derailing an educator’s career while leading the San Francisco school system after she confronted him about "inappropriate flirtatious conduct” at a work conference, according to a now-settled lawsuit.

Victoria Chavez, a former assistant superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, accused Carranza in 2015 of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Lawyers representing the San Francisco Unified School District, working on behalf of Carranza, denied the allegations.

The lawsuit first was reported Thursday by the New York Daily News. Carranza accepted the job of New York City schools chancellor this week after 18 months leading Houston ISD.

The Houston Chronicle has reached out to Carranza for comment. Houston ISD Board of Trustees President Rhonda Skillern-Jones declined to comment when asked if the board was aware of the lawsuit before Thursday, adding, "It's not relevant to us."

READ ALSO: Carranza says opportunity, not Houston angst, led to NYC job

Chavez filed the lawsuit in May 2015. Litigation was ongoing in July 2016, when Carranza was named the lone finalist for the HISD superintendent position. A notice of settlement was filed in the case on Aug. 1, 2016. HISD trustees officially hired Carranza on Aug. 18, 2016.

Chavez's lawyer, Moira McQuaid, told the New York Daily News that she was "surprised to see that Carranza had gone to New York." Olivia Lapeyrolerie, a spokeswoman for New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, told the newspaper that the allegations were "completely false."

In her lawsuit, Chavez said she spotted Carranza flirting with a female employee who worked for another school district at a February 2013 education conference in Los Angeles. Carranza was married at the time.San Francisco Lawsuit by Houston Chronicle on Scribd

Chavez said she told Carranza about what she saw. The lawsuit does not offer any additional details about the nature of the conversation Chavez said she saw.

“Even though Chavez did not report to anyone in the upper echelons of SFUSD other than Carranza what she had seen, on information and belief, Carranza retaliated against and subjected Chavez to a hostile work environment following Chavez’s observations of his flirtatious conduct towards a female colleague,” the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit also claims that Carranza placed Chavez under higher scrutiny for work-related travel and passed her over for a promotion after the conference.

Chavez said she interviewed for a new job, during which Carranza warned her to have a "Plan B" in case she did not get the position. Chavez said she got in a car accident days before the interview and had a concussion at the time, hurting her interview performance.

READ ALSO: HISD holding off on naming interim superintendent

When she did not get the position, Chavez lost her job as assistant superintendent. Chavez took a job at the district as a general education teacher at a much lower salary after Carranza and others at the district did not help her find alternatives on the administrative level, the complaint states.

The lawsuit was filed against the San Francisco school district, and Carranza was not named as a defendant. Available court documents provide little documentation to substantiate or refute the allegations against Carranza.
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Obviously, New York City and the rest of the world has no one who could be Chancellor of the NYC Department of Education other than Mr. Carranza.

Sorry, I'm not buying into this rubbish.

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New Rochelle HS administrator accused of financial fraud at Bronx school

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An administrator at New Rochelle High School is under investigation after allegations of financial fraud related to her previous job.

The special commissioner of investigation for the New York City School District says an investigation began in 2014 and showed that that Shadia Alvarez mismanaged finances at the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science in the Bronx when she was a principal, and left the school with a budget deficit of $114,000.

The SCI says Alvarez is no longer allowed to return to the New York City Public School system. She now holds a role that is similar to an assistant principal in New Rochelle.

Other reports allege Alvarez falsified time sheets to generate payments for time she did not work.

A spokesperson for New Rochelle School District says he can't comment because it's a personnel matter.

It is now in the hands of the state Department of Education.

News 12 reached out to the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science in the Bronx, but has not heard back.

RELATED:

New York City Department of Education Office of Special Investigations Investigative Report on Shadia Alvarez

Carron Staple Email Thread Reporting  Shadia Alvarez to SCI

NY POST: Bronx HS principal’s bizarre threat to cancel prom

WNBC-TV: DOE Clarifies Bronx High School Prom Not Canceled Over Graduation Rate

Disgraced New York City Principal Kavita Gupta “Not Renewed” by New Rochelle School District After Talk of the Sound Launches Investigation

New York City Department of Education Office of Special Investigations Investigative Report on Kavita Gupta

Disgraced Principal Caterina Lafergola is Re-Hired By Chancellor Carranza

Caterina Lafergola



 Shades of Reginald!!!

I mean, of course, Reginald Richardson, who was disliked in his school district (New Rochelle) and was hired by new Chancellor Richard Carranza to come to the NYC Department of Education as head of "School Quality". The NYPOST questioned this hire, and boom, he was un-hired. He tried to get his old job back, but New Rochelle would not take him back. What do you want to bet he will be found somewhere in the NYC DOE now or soon? Poor Reggie.

And now Chancellor Carranza and Mayor Bill have brought back another unwanted administrator, Caterina Lafergola. Why did they bring her back? Because she is protected, knows too much and has friends in high places. This is not rocket science.

What is sadly clear from the latest actions of NYC's new Chancellor Richard Carranza, is that nothing is new. The Department of Education and Mayor Bill de Blasio are up to their old tricks, which are to keep nepotism and favoritism alive no matter what the person did, as long as the person (in the high position at the DOE) keeps their mouth shut about what is really going on behind closed doors.

I guess that someone at the NYC Department of Education wanted her back in NYC, and this is why Lafergola suddenly resigned from the Baldwin School District in June 2018. The Baldwin School District and NYC DOE have a tight relationship, it seems.And, when principals have trouble raising the stats of their schools and pinning the lack of progress on the teachers and staff, they are immune from getting permanently fired. Lafergola was also on a hiring committee when Annie Seiffulah was hired.

There are so many scams coming out of City Hall and Tweed (the Mayor's hangout and the Chancellor's, respectively) that it isn't easy keeping a lid on all the roaming skeletons, but no one can let up for a minute, or investigative reporters will pounce.

I don't think Carranza is up to NYC par, where the most important part of his job is to squelch squealers. He doesn't know that NYC has some of the finest super snoops in the State, and these people will find out who's doing what to whom.

I am not in any way aligning myself with people who lie about other people to prove their point, and there are many currently on the internet and blogging with lies.

I deal with facts. Events. Let's try to keep the ball rolling toward what the truth/facts are, then go from there.

The fact of this matter is that Carranza has re-hired someone who a large group of people don't want, for good reason (see below). Is there no one else, Bill and Richard (now that we are chummy) to fill posts in NYC other than people who have done wrong?

Mayor Bill de Blasio is all about second chances ("I wont expose you if you don't expose me" policy) and a prime example is his disastrous choice for Chancellor, Carmen Farina. My opinion, folks. The media never picked up the  side of Carmen that was: she hated the UFT, despised any teacher she could not control, and had a massive dislike of any child with special needs, including the gifted and talented. At PS 6 she often spoke about her version of social justice which was that all kids should achieve levels of high 2 or low 3, because then there is equality. Chancellor Carranza seems to be following in her footsteps. The Carranza that I can see right now is that he seems like a "nice" warm and fuzzy man who listens to people. Carmen was pretending to be warm and fuzzy, but truth be told she was relentless, vindictive and revengeful when anyone challenged her. I saw and experienced it. I reported her to the Office of Parent Engagement when she set up a School Leadership Team with 4 people, in violation of State Law. Carmen was reprimanded by the Department of Education and removed as principal of PS 6 in Manhattan in February, 2001. She was appointed Regional Superintendent of District 15 and the Joel Klein made her Deputy Chancellor. She then did not get away with her involvement in two scandals (two that were profiled in the media, there may be others) and forced to "retire".

Then Bill brought her back as Chancellor because no one else in New York City could do the coverups oops, I mean Chancellor duties. When the media hopped onto the bandwagon about the Renewal School Program (Carmen's baby) failure, out she went again, forced to "retire" - but she is still on the DOE payroll, I've heard, working with former unloved Superintendent Aimee Horowitz on the Restart Program. The Department can't get rid of Carmen. Too many secrets. Can a person get 3 pensions? Just askin'. Santiago Taveras was found guilty of grade changing, fined, then given another job at the DOE at basically the same salary.

Don't forget, Bill found Richard Carranza, our new Chancellor, in where? Texas? Where Caranza is under investigation for some kind of harassment? There obviously is no one in New York City who could fill Carmen's shoes.

 Bill and Richard, I have a question: I, like you, value giving people a second chance, so how about doing away with the permanent problem code?

Do we have a deal?

Caterina Lafergola, principal
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Controversial former Brooklyn principal rehired by DOE
By Selim Algar, September 14, 2018

A former city principal who fled to Long Island after a troubled stint at a Brooklyn high school has been rehired by the Department of Education, The Post has learned.

Caterina Lafergola bolted to Baldwin HS in 2016 after an unimpressive run at Automotive HS in Greenpoint, where attendance, academics and teacher turnover were alarming during her five-year term.

But after just two years and several controversies — including naming suspended students in a newsletter and cracking down on revealing clothes— Lafergola resigned from the $169,927 gig in June. Now, despite that history, the DOE arranged a pillowy landing for Lafergola at Hudson HS for Learning Technologies in Manhattan, where she was hired this year as an assistant principal making $112,188.

“There are times when you wonder why things are done the way they are around here,” said a baffled DOE source, who attributed the hire to departmental connections. “It just doesn’t look good.”

Citing her shoddy performance at Automotive, some Baldwin parents staunchly opposed Lafergola’s hiring when it was first announced and circulated a petition to have her unseated.

Automotive HS is one of Mayor de Blasio’s Renewal schools, stricken campuses that have been pumped with cash and consultants to induce turnarounds.

But the school’s attendance, academics and teacher turnover remained grim with Lafergola behind the wheel and many staffers decried her as a bullying despot.

Despite that performance, Lafergola was retained while staffers were booted and principals at other failing schools were shown the door.

A Baldwin HS parent said Friday that Lafergola’s two-year tenure was a turbulent one — but that she did have significant parental backing. “From a parent’s standpoint, we thought she did a good job,” she told The Post. “We were surprised she left, it was very sudden. We still have no idea why. But a lot of us thought she was making sure the kids were doing what they were supposed to be doing.”

Students rebelled when Lafergola abruptly enforced the school’s dress code at the school in 2016 while parental reaction to the move was mixed.

Lafergola also drew fire for publicly naming suspended kids and listing their offenses in a school newsletter last year.

Another DOE source said Lafergola — who once made two ostracized Automotive teachers work in a squalid former bathroom — was a “retread” undeserving of her new role.

The DOE declined to comment.

De Blasio said this month that the fate of the 50 remaining schools in the Renewal program — including Automotive HS — will be decided this year.

Additional reporting by Susan Edelman

Former New Rochelle High School Principal Reginald "Reggie" Richardson Resigns AGAIN

Reginald Richardson

Is this the end of the saga involving Reginald Richardson, his resignation as Principal of New Rochelle High School, his recession of his resignation after NYC Department of Education Chancellor Richard Carranza withdrew his offer of a position, and Richardson then resigning again?

See here:

UPDATE (again): Former New Rochelle Principal Reginald Richardson Rescinds His Resignation After He Loses NYC Position

Who knows?

Kudos again to the NY POST's star reporter Susan Edelman who uncovered this error of judgment by NYC's new Chancellor.

Another update:

New Rochelle high school principal Reginald Richardson is out; Starvaggi named interim
August 7, 2018

New Rochelle High School Principal Reginald Richardson is officially leaving the district, bringing the controversial school leader's employment rigmarole to an end.

The board accepted Richardson’s letter of resignation in front of about 200 community members gathered at city hall for the Tuesday night board meeting. His resignation is effective today, a district spokesman confirmed.

“After much soul searching, prayer and discussions with my family, I have decided to step down as principal of New Rochelle High School and request that the Board of Education accept my resignation,” Richardson’s letter, dated Aug. 7, said. “I believe that the students and staff deserve to start the school year free of distractions and focused solely on learning.”

NEW ROCHELLE: Rundown on what happened at Tuesday's school board meeting

Board President Jeffrey Hastie said he could not comment on whether or not Richardson was compensated for leaving.

The board approved a resolution later in the evening naming Joseph Starvaggi the interim principal of New Rochelle High School, and Camille Edwards-Thomas the assistant principal. Starvaggi was the assistant principal, and Edwards-Thomas a house principal, at the high school.

Several school board members and the superintendent spoke to wish Richardson well.

"I always liked his ability to meet students where they were," said Lianne Merchant, a board member. "I hope that many of his initiatives and programs for education and educating the students will endure."

Board member Amy Moselhi said Richardson's decision to leave and bring focus back to students was "selfless."

"It is important that we honor the need to focus on our children at this time," she said. "Someone who is willing to leave a community that he loves this much and is [leaving] for the sole purpose of driving all of our attention back to the kids ... that’s exactly what we will do."

RESIGNATION: New Rochelle High School Principal Reggie Richardson quits

JOB: Richardson's new job with NYC education department rescinded

LETTER: New Rochelle H.S. Principal Richardson seeks to rescind resignation

On July 20, Richardson announced he was resigning to take a job as a director of school quality for the New York City Department of Education. The next day, he was told the offer was rescinded.

A city Education Department spokesman wrote in an email it "became aware of additional information" that led to the decision, but did not elaborate beyond that.

About a week later, Richardson wrote to New Rochelle Superintendent Brian Osborne to rescind his resignation.

Since then, there have been mixed reactions from the community on the future of the five-year principal who, along with the outgoing superintendent, has faced scrutiny this year.

Carla Woolbright, president of the local NAACP chapter, made public a letter she penned to the Board of Education last week. It said the organization stands with the principal who has been "unfairly blamed" for the challenges faced last school year.


"Principal Richardson is a highly qualified, caring, competent Administrator who faced some extraordinarily unusual challenges this school year," the August 1 letter said.

On the other hand, some are ready for a fresh start, particularly as the board's announcement culminates a tumultuous year in the district, highlighted by several high-profile negative incidents.

A rash of violence erupted in January including the death of high school student Valaree Schwab, who was allegedly stabbed by classmate Z'inah Brown, and a separate stabbing that took place days later in a classroom.

The high school is also under investigation after The Journal News/lohud ran a story in May containing allegations of grade-fixing using an online credit recovery program. It's been more than two months and no update has been made public on the status of that probe being conducted by T&M Protection Resources, a firm hired by the district's law firm.

Hastie said the district has received 39 inquiries so far for the principal position, but interviews have not yet begun.

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After Second Resignation in 3 Weeks, New Rochelle BOE Bars Mention of Reggie Richardson at Public Meeting

 August 08, 2018 - 05:45

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NEW ROCHELLE

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Hundreds of New Rochelle residents, many on hand at City Hall tonight to express support and appreciation for embattled New Rochelle High School Principal Reggie Richardson, were barred from mentioning his name during an emotional public comment period held after School Board President Jeffrey Hastie announced Richardson had resigned, effective immediately.

Speakers who did mention Richardson were cut off and rebuked by Hastie.

Many speakers, frustrated by the Voldemort-like ban, spoke more broadly of a culture of racism in New Rochelle.

Dr. Carla Woolbright, President of the New Rochelle Branch of the NAACP, spoke of “people who used to be in the majority” to reference white residents of New Rochelle. She characterized downtown development in the City as an effort to restore white supremacy in New Rochelle.

A speaker, a white woman from the New Rochelle Against Racism organization, spoke to her fellow white residents to decry institutional racism in New Rochelle.

Other speakers picked up on similar themes, depicting the New Rochelle community as divided by racism and racist attitudes which were on display in the response to Richardson‘s tribulations over the past several weeks.

The board justified banning references to Richardson during the public comment period on the grounds that there is a policy prohibiting speakers from talking about District employees.

If there is a policy, it is arbitrarily enforced as speakers at school board meetings over the past decade have routinely named and spoken about district employees.

In Richardson’s case, he was one of the highest paid public sector employees in the City of New Rochelle, a public figure who routinely gave media interviews, participated in press conferences and otherwise put himself in the public eye,

More to the point, Richardson had submitted his resignation and it was acted up by the school board so he was no longer an employee of the district at the time the public comment period began.  

For Richardson it was his second resignation in three weeks. He first submitted his resignation to the City School District of New Rochelle on July 19th with an effective date of August 20th to take a job in New York City. On July 21st, after Susan Edelman of The New York Post began asking questions of the NYC Department of Education, the DOE notified Richardson his job offer had been rescinded. On July 26th, Richardson notified the New Rochelle School District that he was rescinding his resignation submitted on July 19th.

Sources tell Talk of the Sound that lawyers for the District were negotiating a “buy out” package with Richardson over the past week with an eye towards reaching an agreement before the school board meeting tonight.

The board did not announce the nature or price tag of any deal.

Edelman reported after the board meeting that Hastie declined to comment on a “buy out” package.

“I can’t speak to personnel issues,” said Hastie.

There appears to be no justification for not publicly disclosing the cost of any “buy out” or severance package paid for with taxpayer dollars.

Assistant Principal Joseph Starvaggi was named Interim Principal, and House II Principal Camille Edwards-Thomas was named Interim Assistant Principal.

In a letter to the New Rochelle community, Richardson wrote:

“After much soul-searching, prayer and discussions with my family, I have decided to step down as Principal of New Rochelle High school and request that the Board of Education accept my resignation. I believe that the students and staff deserve to start the school year free of distractions and focused solely on learning.

I would like to sincerely thank all of you who shared your heartfelt letters of support and words of encouragement during these most trying and difficult times. I thank you for your friendship, generosity of spirit and love of community.

I would also like to thank the Board of Education and the Superintendent for all of their support during my time with the school district.

New Rochelle will always hold a special place in my heart and I hope that the work that we have engaged in to provide all of our children equitable access to the abundant resources available in this community will continue.

I will cherish the memory of my time serving this vibrant community and wish New Rochelle High School and the City of New Rochelle continued success and prosperity in the future.”

The Board of Education issued the following statement:

“The City School District of New Rochelle Board of Education would like to extend our sincere gratitude and thanks to Mr. Richardson for his service in our district as New Rochelle High School Principal. During his leadership, the high school significantly increased its engagement with community services to lend a helping hand to students in need of extra help and guidance. Mr. Richardson also added to the already extensive list of Advanced Placement classes offered. He successfully co-chaired the first Westchester chapter of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. We wish him much success in his future endeavors.”

UPDATE (again): Former New Rochelle Principal Reginald Richardson Rescinds His Resignation After He Loses NYC Position

Are we ready for this?

The former Principal of New Rochelle High School resigns under a scandal and under suspicion of misconduct, gets hired as the New York City Department of Education Director of School Policy by the new Chancellor Richard Carranza just off the plane from Texas, who then rescinds the job offer after the NY POST asks how and why Richardson was hired.....and now Mr. Richardson, out of work, rescinds his resignation from his position as principal.

Any scriptwriters out there for this movie?

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Ex-New Rochelle HS principal rescinds resignation in letter

Posted: Jul 30, 2018 5:22 PM EDTUpdated: Jul 30, 2018 5:44 PM EDT
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The New Rochelle High School principal who resigned to take a job with the New York City Department of Education could be returning to New Rochelle.

In a letter dated July 26 to the New Rochelle School District superintendent, Reginald Richardson rescinded his resignation.

The letter comes nearly a week after his job offer with the NYC Department of Education was dropped.

Richardson's last day with the school was supposed to be Aug. 20, but now he's without a job. According to the letter, he wants his job back.

New Rochelle parent Holly Greskin reached out to News 12 when she heard Richardson rescinded his resignation. She says he can't handle his role as principal.

“He's failed, he's failed. He's a nice man and I wish him well and many of us wish him well, but he did not keep our kids safe,” says Greskin.

Richardson's reputation was tested several times this year, following a rash of violence in January that included the fatal stabbing of a student.

The high school is also under investigation after allegations of grade inflation with an online credit recovery program.

Richardson joined the district in 2013.

The district isn't commenting on his status, but the Board of Education will discuss the matter at its meeting next week.

Richardson's offer with the New York City Department of Education was rescinded once the department says it "became aware of additional information."  

Specifics of that information are still unknown.

Previous post July 21, 2018:

Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray arrive with city schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and New York City's next schools chancellor Richard Carranza and his wife for a news conference at City Hall. (James Keivom/New York Daily News)

 New Rochelle Principal Resigns Amidst Grading Scandal and is Hired By NYC DOE Chancellor Carranza As Director of School Quality

New York City is the hub of the secret national public education policy wheel called "changing grades to look good." Here in NYC we hide it under such alternative titles as "credit recovery" and "student portfolios".  The goal is to get all students through the school year with enough credits to move up or out.
To anyone who reads the daily newspapers in NYC, especially the New York POST, grade changing by Principals is widespread. Unfortunately, teachers are charged with grade changing, and punished, or are charged with insubordination/misconduct if they DON'T change grades. This is the most absurd, arbitrary and capricious of all the policies in the current NYC DOE teacher discipline 3020-a process, aside from the procedural errors of law which I have exposed in the Cardinale case.

In my post about DeWitt Clinton High School Principal Pierre Orbe I re-posted a New York Times article about grade changing at Wadleigh High School in 2008. Back then, I was still shocked to hear that a student who never showed up for class still got the necessary credits to graduate. Now, grade changing is all over the place and is embedded in the NYCDOE Grading policy.

The policy only helps those who don't care that kids are not learning anything but are graduating from High School anyway. This is just another example of passing the buck, or pushing consequences off to someone else, the future, or the universe. In this group are students, parents, staff and administrators - a few or many from each section of the education community. What is surprising is that there are so many people at the top who agree to this public sham.

The largest group who don't care about getting kids through the school year even if they don't show up are, it seems to me, the Principals. Indeed, the NYC Department of Education is well-known for rewarding principals for changing grades. A low graduation rate means possible termination, removal, public outcry and at least embarrassment for the principal. The mandate for Principals is to "improve" student grades so that the school looks good.

One of my greatest joys is to see the widespread hope that the education community has toward change. I try my best to go with the flow, but sometimes it is simply impossible. Like when Mayor Bill DeBlasio appointed Carmen Farina as Chancellor. I and others who knew very well that she was the wrong choice due to her disdain for teachers, truth in grading, equal opportunity and the public voice of parents. We tried to convince the DeBlasio team before the appointment. We obviously failed.

Mr. Carranza embracing the outgoing chancellor, Carmen Fariña, with his wife Monique after the
March 5 news conference announcing his hiring.CreditKevin Hagen for The New York Times

Currently, we are in a new era, that of the NYC DOE being under the control and authority of a new Chancellor, Richard Carranza. He comes to us all the way from Texas, no less? Why? Because Mayor DeBlasio could not find a suitable person in New York City. There aren't any. I, personally, have no hope for a good change in any policy of the NYC DOE at this point, and the resignation of Reginald Richardson from the position of Principal of New Rochelle High School does not make me feel better.

The article posted below says that Principal Richardson resigned in the midst of a grade probe, and is now hired by the NYC Department of Education as the Director of School Quality. He starts at the end of August.

Really.

BREAKING NEWS:

According to Susan Edelman at the New York Post, after a call was made to the Department of Education about the hiring of Mr. Richardson, the offer was rescinded.

Thanks Sue!

Let's hope that Chancellor Carranza soon realizes that he has a very informed public here in NYC, and there will be scrutiny of his every move. Are you ready Mr. Carranza?

The NY Daily News reported on Sunday July 22, 2018, that Mayor DeBlasio is dragging his feet in the sex harassment cases inside NYC schools. Reporter Ben Chapman writes:

"In addition, city Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza's actions have been at the center of a $75,000 sex discrimination settlement in his previous district of San Francisco in 2016. Carranza has denied the charges in the suit. As the Daily News has reported, the suit was brought by a veteran educator who alleged Carranza ruined her career after she called him out for flirting at a conference with another woman.

De Blasio has said he doesn't believe the claims in that case, and has maintained Carranza was properly vetted for his current job, even though the city didn't contact the plaintiff or her lawyer in the sex discrimination case."

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Reginald Richardson

New Rochelle High School Principal Reggie Richardson resigns amid grade probe

Colleen Wilson, cwilson2@lohud.comPublished 6:00 a.m. ET May 23, 2018
New Rochelle High School Principal Reginald Richardson resigned today effective in August, the second high-ranking official to announce his leaving the district recently.

The announcement comes in the middle of an investigation into whether grades were inflated by way of an online credit recovery program and a rash of violence earlier this year that included the stabbing death of high school student Valaree Schwab.

Richardson will leave the school district on Aug. 20 to serve as the Director of School Quality with the New York City Department of Education.

"Although this past year has been one of incredible challenges, I have been inspired by the resilient spirit that this school community has demonstrated," Richardson said in a statement. "It is a reflection of your unwavering commitment to provide our students with the best of yourselves."

GRADE INFLATION: New Rochelle High School grade inflation probe launched for online course program

RE-REGISTRATION: New Rochelle schools' re-registration under microscope after NYCLU, community concerns

OSBORNE: After 'challenging' year, New Rochelle schools superintendent leaving next summer

Superintendent Brian Osborne, who also announced his intention to leave the district after next year, wished Richardson well in his new role.

"Mr. Richardson has served New Rochelle High School with devotion since becoming principal in July 2013. We thank him for his contributions to the City School District of New Rochelle," Osborne said.

Osborne said the school district will begin an immediate search for Richardson’s replacement.

The school district will look for a new principal while undergoing a re-registration plan that was recently scrutinized by the New York Civil Liberties Union the plan “may discriminate against homeless students, those from low-income households, immigrants and students of color.”

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