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Community members and educators press board over quick superintendent appointment
Summary
At the June 4 Poughkeepsie City School District meeting, parents, educators and a students’ union leader criticized the board for elevating an interim superintendent without a national search and raised concerns about transparency and personnel handling.
Several residents and educator representatives used the board’s public‑comment period on June 4 to challenge the district’s recent decision to move an interim superintendent into the permanent role without a national search. Elizabeth Rafferty, a self‑identified educator, said the district had not demonstrated academic improvement under recent leadership and that the community deserved a robust vetting process for a new superintendent. "Not allowing public input on this major leadership decision is not fair to the stakeholders in this community," she said.
Resident Jamar Cummings…
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