Executive session for Niskayuna superintendent search draws criticism from watchdog
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Cosimo Tangorra Jr., new Niskayuna superintendent of schools, meets community members at the Niskayuna Town Library on Friday, June 19, 2015 in Niskayuna, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
NISKAYUNA The Niskayuna Board of Education is facing criticism for what some say is a lack of transparency in its search for a new superintendent.
The school board has called a special meeting for Thursday, July 22, to discuss the search process and the agenda includes an executive session, which officials say is justified by the need to discuss personnel issues.
Niskayuna school board sets July 22 meeting to discuss superintendent search | The Daily Gazette
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The Niskayuna school board will kick off its search for a new superintendent at a special meeting scheduled for July 22 at 4:30 p.m.
District officials announced the planned meeting Tuesday, giving the board its first chance to discuss how to move forward with a search since Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra Jr. last week announced he was leaving the district for the superintendent position at the New Hartford Central School District near Utica in the fall.
The meeting will be held at the district’s central office board meeting room and will also be live streamed in a manner similar to how meetings have been streamed throughout the pandemic. The meeting will be open for in-person attendance.
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Schenectady school board still searching for interim superintendent and other top positions | The Daily Gazette
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The Schenectady school board on Wednesday night met in closed session for the fifth time in less than a month to screen candidates for the interim superintendent position, but officials on Thursday could not offer an expected timeline for filling the role.
Finding an interim superintendent as a bridge to initiating a new search for a permanent superintendent, though, is just the start of a long hiring to-do list facing the Schenectady school board.
The board also has to hire a deputy superintendent and district directors of human resources, business and finance, and planning and accountability. The three director positions are based in the district’s central office, report directly to the superintendent and oversee departments that manage vast portions of district operations.