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Oddo pulls appointee from education panel after vote on gifted program testing Updated Feb 02, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Borough President James Oddo pulled his appointee off a New York City education panel after it rejected a contract extension for the administration of the controversial Gifted & Talented exam earlier his week. Peter Calandrella, who Oddo appointed in 2016, voted against the contract extension with Pearson Education during a Wednesday meeting of the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP). The panel ultimately rejected the contract extension with the company that provides the Gifted & Talented admissions exams for approximately $1.7 million. Oddo said he made the decision to fire Calandrella effective Feb. 9 not because of the substance of the vote, but because it went against what he, his staff, and Calandrella had agreed on the night before.

New yorkUnited statesStaten islandRichard carranzaLeonie haimsonJames oddoPeter calandrellaYork city department of educationPanel for educational policyBorough president james oddoNew york cityPearson educationEducational policyMayor bill de blasioSchools chancellor richard carranzaNew york city department