Parents, teachers and students urge Newburgh board to reconsider removal of 16 administrators

Dozens of parents, teachers and students told the Newburgh City School District Board of Education on April 8 that the district cted precipitously in issuing notices to 16 building-level administrators and urged the board to reverse or pause the personnel moves.

The concerns were framed during the meeting—y Rob Kulwocky, who identified himself as vice president of the district dministrators ssociation, and by multiple teachers, students and parents who said the notices arrived without adequate explanation and that removing so many leaders would harm school operations and student supports.

The messages were direct and repeated: the 16 administrators included five building principals, eight directors and three assistant principals, according to Kulwocky, who said the notices were first sent March 19 and that affected staff received no prior warning. "Each day, our 16 administrators wait and see if this is a day they will be called in," Kulwocky said, adding the group represents roughly 25% of the association's membership.

Why this matters: speakers warned the proposed cuts would hollow out building-level leadership during an academic year when the district is also rolling out new…