New Rochelle Board of Education Announces New Administrators for 2011-12 School Year

Written By: Talk of the Sound News

Dr. Velma Whiteside has been appointed to the position of Principal of Albert Leonard Middle School effective as of July 1, 2011. Dr. Whiteside has served Albert Leonard for the past 13 years as Assistant Principal. Previously, Dr. Whiteside was Assistant Principal and Dean at Mount Vernon High School from 1996-1998. Dr. Whiteside succeeds William Evans, who is retiring from the Principal position he has held at Albert Leonard Middle School since 1996.

Leann Bruno, formerly a Reading teacher and Literacy Specialist in the New Rochelle District, was appointed to become the Assistant Principal at Jefferson Elementary School, replacing interim Assistant Principal Joe Jordano.

Kimberly Peluso, who has been Administrative Assistant at Trinity Elementary School for the past two years, will be appointed to fill the post of Assistant Principal at Ward Elementary School, stepping into the position vacated by John Fogliano, who is retiring after serving as Assistant Principal for 25 years. Before coming to New Rochelle, Ms. Peluso was an Assistant Principal with the New York City Board of Education.

Rodney Arthur has been selected as the new Assistant Principal for Albert Leonard Middle School. Mr. Arthur was previously the Assistant Director for Special Education at NRHS.

Reza Kolahifar has been appointed to the position of Assistant to the Superintendent for Human Resources. He replaces Margaret Pecunia, who retired as Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Mr. Kolahifar was previously Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Administration for Hauppauge Public Schools in Long Island.

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  1. ricky the former custodian soon to be ex painter
    mr cox did you know ricky was caught stealing a case of toiletpaper when he was the custodian at webster school?ask around people can tell you this is a known fact.my question to you or anyone else is how can this man be trusted ? the nerve of him to commit such a selfish crime what type of habbits does this man have is it a sickness was he broke or that hard up that he would steal a case of toilet paper knowing darn well that the case of toilet paper belonged to webster school and was for the students the children of new rochelle and webster school . ricky you should be ashamed of what you did. but your not you never are your a spoiled boy you always have been. and all of your complaints about your boss anthony and john and rigos are bull dinky YOU were told to do a job that was clearly in your job specs you didnt like it and now you created the monster. man up ricky do your job and stop complaining about the folks that gave you the job in the first place.

    1. to rickyrat- I give up
      I give up. Tired of writing the same comments over and over again. Learn how to read and stop posting the same things over and over agin. And yes, Mr. Cox knows all about Ricky’s prior indescretions. And he also knows he paid for them. Don’t worry about him becoming an ex-painter. Not going to happen. He’s not worried in the least, so you should’nt be either. Worry about your own job and not harrass others.

      1. YOU GAVE UP?
        NR RES…. NOW YOUR TIRED AND YOU GIVE UP?lol i wonder why? hmmm lets see perhaps its because you dont want to talk about the facts the truth the reality? the known on record fact about ricky being caught red handed stealing a case of toilet paper that was intended for the children and staff members at webster school? AND NOT GETTING FIRED BECAUSE OF IT? IN FACT GETTING A REWARD BECAUSE OF IT ? ONLY IN THE BOE COULD THIS HAPPEN MAYBE THIS SUBJECT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING? PERHAPS THE TAX PAYERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT? RICKY YOU CREATED THE MONSTER, AS THE GREAT JOE LOUIS ONCE SAID YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANT HIDE SORRY NR RES YOU LOSE AGAIN

      2. To Rickyrat
        Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah……Same old moronic posts- don’t u have something new to say? Your right, Joe Louis once said, “you can run but you can’t hide.” But guess what?? Ricky is’nt running or hiding from you or anyone else. He’s telling u and everyone else to “bring it on!” You never answered my question ricky rat or roz?- What kind of cheese would you like Ricky to bring in Monday morning????

      3. ricky the so called painter
        yea yea ricky your not running your not doing anything your not working when you should be and when your told to do the job your getting paid for you cry and moan same old story from you ricky its obvious now to the people that read this blog that the thing you hate the most is being called out on stealing the case of toilet paper because deep down inside you know what many others know about yourself your a pathetic sad case and on top of that your angry with yourself and you dont know how to cope and deal with it so you lash out at others blaming others for the problems you created for yourself very typical of you ricky did you or did you know get busted red handed stealing a case of toilet paper? YES YOU DID SHAME ON YOU RICKY ps sweet dreams cup cake

      4. to rickyrat- same old post- shut up allready
        not worth another post- crawl back into the hole you came out of.

  2. Congrats Mr. Gonzalez
    According to my resources I am glad to hear that you will not be stooping down to Rigios level of corruption. Seems to me that Rigos story is changing on a daily basis. From 1 hour and 20 minutes to then 40 minutes- to know I understand you stating it was maybe a minute or less which could have been on a 15 minute water break on that hot as hell day. I congratulate you on your courage not to get involved in what is about to go down.
    Watch out Rigos- it’s coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    As far as you go the new Mr. Peg Pecunia, or whatever your name is, I hope when this is all over, you will have the common courtesy to apologize to Mr. Ferretto and Mr. DiBuono for taking the word of Mr. Rigos without investigating allegations that are unfounded. Way to start off your new Job.

    1. way to go Mr. Gonzalez
      Gee, I wonder why Danny changed his story…perhaps he visits this site toooooooo??? Believe me Danny, you were given sound advice….

  3. The Civil Service Dept hasn’t
    The Civil Service Dept hasn’t been forthcoming about this test. It is one of those “secret” test they hold to get the people they want into city jobs. To think, they can’t find any applicants who want to take a test for a $90k a year job? What a crock. Medina and Procopio at their finest.

    1. how did Medina get job? Dont
      how did Medina get job? Dont be surprised by this Beverly Silverman made all the rules and never was challenged

    2. John
      John, you are so right there are so many tests given and non qualified people are allowed to take the test. Than they are able to scream , they were allowed to take exam. If you are somehow associated with the old guard of new ro you can take test. I want to know who is watching civil service , who is watching the insane nepotism of this city, why are people allowed to take supervisor jobs without any supervision experience in so many civil service exams. Storm is coming for many

  4. To Deepthroat- Re: Painters Test
    I know about the test you are referring to and yes, it’s a crock of crap. The painters were told by Mr Paganico not to apply for the test because it was his, a “done deal” that Mr. Quinn wrote him a letter saying that he didn’t have to take a test and told the painters not to bother applying. And if they did apply for it, he said he would make their lives miserable. But I heard that another test was/ or is being posted for Mr. Paganico to keep this illegal job. Time will tell.
    Yes, disciplinary action was taken against Ricky and George on Friday which were unfounded allegations and I’m sure more unfounded allegations are on their way which will make their harrassment suit even stronger.
    Deepthroat did you know that Mr. Paganico has painted every residence that Mr. Gallagher has ever lived in, on company time with company material? Meanwhile Ricky and George are being written up. Only in the BOE!!

    1. response to NR Res–wheres Marty and Sandy on this?
      george should have never agreed to have a letter placed in his file, and Ricky was smart to tell them to bring it on. If Danny Gonzalez is reading this I would like to suggest to him to not get involved with this crap and to stay as far away as possible from Gallagher.
      As far as Ricly and George go, again I will say, where is the Union? It seems the more I see of their representation the more i notice that the only time they stand up and say, “I AM UNION, HEAR ME ROAR” IS WHEN THEY HAVE TO TELL A MEMBER THAT YES IN FACT THERE ARE GROUNDS FOR BEING TERMINATED in a situation.
      Now most of us reading this cannot say wether the charges lodged against them are true or not. But it is not as clean and dry as that. It is of my opinion that the union should be looking at the whole picture in this situation. They have been made aware of the issue of the painters position and how this may play a leading role in these charges.There should be an investigation into THE WHOLE SITUATION. It is a multi million dollar union. Instead of spending off the “extra” in their budget at the end of their fiscal year with hoopala parties, they should have counsel looking into this and demanding answer from the powers that be. Sometimes i swear they are in cahoots with the rest of the idiots.Knowing Ricky, he will take this to the hilt…AND RIGHTFULLY SO.

      1. Gonzalez
        I agree that Gonzalez should definitely stay away from this. Especially when he has some skeletons in his closet that I’m sure he wants to keep there.
        And to Mr. Gonzalez, when school resumes in September, I suggest that when your boss, Mr. Bongo instructs everyone to stop, stand & face the flag and pledge, I suggest you start to do so. And I understand your title is the
        Dean of Discipline- then I suggest you discipline the students and not get involved with the corruptions that Mr. Rigos is trying to get u involved in. I think you should take the advice of Deepthroat and stay as far away from this
        crap, Gallagher and Rigos.

      2. george
        jorge ferretto has found out that ricky played him just like ricky has done to many others and now mr ferretto wants to distance himself as far away from ricky as he possibly can perhaps thats the best thing he can do for himself now can anyone realy blame him for that? think about it ricky is no captain smith in fact if he was the captain on the titanic he wouldnt go down with his ship he would throw others overboard then jump into a life boat thats the kind of person he is thats how he rolls. ricky needs take painting lessons he has missed a few spots .

      3. To-Ricyrat- about george
        George isn’t distancing himself from Ricky. Anthony is doing that by putting them as far away as possible not to work together. Don’t worry they speak everday. As far as the way Ricky rolls – we won’t go there, especially if you are Mr. Barnard.

  5. To Deepthroat Re: Anthony Paganico
    Is Mr. Paganico’s illegal job posted yet ? Was it changed to accommodate him? It really doesn’t matter at this point either way because at this moment, out of town civil service attorneys are being called in to represent the harassed and bullied painters who are being brutalized on a daily basis by Mr. Paganico. I’m sure if and when the test is posted for the working/foreman painter – which Mr.Paganico never works – never has a paintbrush in his hand- too busy doing crossword puzzles and tormenting his workers who at one time were good friends – it will be changed to accommodate the non-working painter/foreman. Sad how getting an illegal job changes a person and makes his fat head fatter than his body.

    1. response to NR Res–wheres Marty and Sandy on this?
      Yes the job was posted which was followed up by a letter to the civil serv dept from Gallagher stating there was no need to have the test in May because there were no candidates. Meanwhile Paganico was already sitting in the job. So, why it is that Gallagher is making the claim that the test need not be administered is beyond me. IF IN FACT paganico WAS the ONLY person who stepped up for the job, he is still required to take the test. A little side note to the Gallagher letter, he submitted it WEEKS before the application deadline.I guess amongst his many redfaced talents he also has the ability to see into the future.
      I think one of the biggest points here though is the fact that the job description WAS CHANGED BEFORE POSTING to accomodate Paganico..ie must currently have 24 months of district employment as a painter.So lets just say that we believe Gallaghers crap that no one has come forward for the job.Then lets assume that the norm is going to happen which is to post the job in the newspaper for outside candidates. WHO IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY WITH THE LATEST CHANGE TO JOB DESCRIPTION?? No one thats who. Exactly the end result that was trying to be accomplished in the first place.
      Now you wouldnt happen to think that this is perhaps one of the reasons disciplinary action took place on Friday against Ricky and George??
      AND AGAIN Im going to ask where the HELL is the union on this?? This situation is not a “OHH I think proper procedure is not being followed” This is a DEFINATE PROOF POSITIVE improper procedure!! Lets go Marty and Sandy and the rest of your clan, step up to the plate and fight for what your being paid to do.

    2. Goes Around ……………………….
      What about all the mornings Ricky has been in the woods Bow hunting while on the BOE clock.

      1. very true
        absolutely correct…but if youre gonna clean house then clean it completely..no??

      2. To HYCOI – whatever that means…..
        REALLY were u there? Dates, times, photos, video. Didn’t think so.
        Anthony Paganico would never have aproved of covering for Ricky on BOE time like he has for other people- you have Ricky mistaken for someone else.

      3. Too close to home
        Did I hit a nerve NR Res??? You seem to be very protective over Ricky. Maybe he’s painting YOUR house on BOE time. Wouldn’t be the first time.

      4. everyone screws off
        I think the point here is that everyone, at some point is guilty of “abusing” company time. Whether it be extra long luch/dinner breaks, goofing off, talking on their cell, or whatever it may be. Is it wrong? YES. What is just as wrong however, is when only a select few are singled out for it. And that is the case here. Even funnier is the person pointing the finger cant be any dirtier!!!

      5. Or
        How about when he was caught stealing toilet paper and alluminum foil when he was a custodian and was demoted to a mechanics helper… Or when he was arrested for harrasment and the cops came and took all his GUNS away from him.. Now he called Mr. Paganico’s wife and threatens her… He’s a ticking time bomb ready to explode….
        Maybe you should do some research on the people that give you information Mr.Cox because in Mr.Dibuono’s case he one of the worst offenders of corruption and robbery the board of education has ever seen…

      6. Paganico..wife beater?
        You’re right. It was not nice of Ricky to have allegedly called Paganico’s wife to discuss her years of alleged beatings she took from this man!

      7. Once
        Another case of Ricky not minding his own business… What’s he gonna do when he gets fired??? His real estate career is non-existing, maybe he can be your cameraman cox…

      8. To the moron rickyrat
        First of all you moron, Ricky is not getting fired. Someone is getting fired, but it’s not him!! Don’t worry, its coming from Mr. Cox for all to see. Just sit tight. And don’t worry about his real estate career, he isn’t so why should you? Thanks for the advice about being a cameraman for Mr. Cox. Maybe in a couple of years after retiring he’ll consider it.

      9. breaking news
        latest news…. ricky the wanna be painter has filled out an application to work at CVS on north ave he will have to take a writen and verbal exam on monday morning wonder how he will fit that into his boe time he meets the qulifications life long resident of new rochelle and part time worker for the board of ed also prior experince working at grables pharmacy on north ave stock boy that used to stock the joint with preperation H someone better warn the store manager to put the toilet paper on lock down ricky is lurking about

      10. To Rickyrat- Finally something new!
        Finally something new from you. But obviously wrong again. The application is filled out but not for CVS – it’s actually for the Working/Painter/Foreman test. You know the legal one that’s posted right now. The WORKING painter foreman one? Not the crossword puzzle, sit at your desk, driving around harrassing your workers, non-working painter, foremans test. How come you never answer my questions in my posts to u? Your always writing the same nonsense or making up stupid CVS and preperation H posts. How old are you? What I mean is how immature can you be? And again- What kind of cheese would you like Ricky to bring in for you Monday morning?

      11. ricky you realy need to grow up
        lmao dear ricky oh im sorry i mean NR RES dear res why do you go on ranting calling names when your in a debate? you always liked to cause a comotion you always want the spotlight the attention you always want it to be all about you keep telling fibs ricky keep the drama going you thrive on it sad part about you is not only are you a self destructive person but you also hurt innocent people that have only tried to help you at this stage in your life i doubt you will ever learn so please dont talk about being immature because your actions threts and big mouth tuff guy talk is boring not to mention immature. run off now ricky go eat some cookies and milk go watch the lil rascals or rompa room go watch batman ok boy wonder bye bye for now sweet dreams darling

      12. To Rickyrat- I’m not calling names
        I am not calling names- just one for you and I allready told you it’s moron. I’m definitely not ranting, you are doing all of that. Ranting about the same thing over and over and over and over and over again. BooHoo toilet paper. I haven’t told one fib on any of my postings- and I definetly haven’t hurt ONE INNOCENT person on here either. You are really starting to sound bipolar to me though. Which would would you like Ricky to do?- go drink and smoke at the tikki bar or stay home with milk and cookies? You’re the one that sounds like you have a vendetta against someone for stealing toilet paper.

      13. To Deepthroat- Wife Beater?
        You are right. It would not have been nice IF Ricky called Anthony’s wife to discuss years of alleged beatings she took from her husband. The fact is, it never happened! The alleged harrasing phone call that is. The phone call was made to Anthony’s wife,
        not to harrass her, but to ask her for her help. To try and talk and reason with her husband to stop the harrassment and abuse he is dishing out to Ricky and George. As far as discussing the years of abuse she took from her husband, is untrue. Ricky did tell her a story that her husband told of “one incident” that occurred and that Anthony had the nerve to brag about it. That’s all- no harrassing phone call and not years of abuse- just one incident that was bragged about by Anthony.

      14. To Rickyrat- you’re a moron.
        Oh my god you sound like a broken record. Shut up allready. Everyone allready knows what Ricky had done in the past and paid his dues for it. You act as though he is the only one in the board of ed that did those things. The thing is you all did it, he was just the one that got caught. Are you the same Rickyrat that wrote “Ricky the Rat” all over the office that John Gallagher made you paint over?
        Let’s see who could you be? Anthony? Louie? Maybe Victor? Little Jimmy? It doesn’t really matter who you are, your just a moron. Yes, Ricky did call Paganico’s wife- but not to harrass her. He called for her HELP. To try and talk to her husband about the abuse he is dishing out to George and Ricky- to talk to him and try to have him stop all of it. And if you think Ricky is the worse offender of corruption and robbery in the BOE you’re the biggest moron ever. Just shut up.

      15. To Rickyrat- Answer
        Not hitting me hard at all. I find this all rather amusing. And everything I have written in all my posts have been said verbally by Ricky to all of you morons. I’m not writing anything you don’t allready know. Well maybe somethings- Mr. Cox has all that on its way. Like I said before, Sit tight!

      16. sit tight?
        sit tight ricky ? talk about tight i bet your pretty tight right about now son . your so tight ricky your as tight as a bull frogs azz and thats waterproof word has it that when you called paganicos wife you tried to reverse the charges you tight little man you worm go have a smoke or a drink at the tiki bar down at hudson park then go make a sand castle your cousins told me all about you and your sand castle days sweet dreams love the SAND MAN

      17. to moron ricky rat
        another moronic post not worthy of a reply. Reverse charges- give me a break moron. Sandcastles? What? OMG crawl back into the hole he came out 5 days ago.

      18. You Tooooo!
        It’s a joke that NR Res thinks he’s actually fooling anyone. I don’t know anyone who is that concerned about any ONE particular person as NR Res is for Ricky. I can tell you, I sign on just to get a good chuckle. Thanks for the laughs Rick.

        LOL 😀

      19. to deepthroat- a decoy?
        Come on deepthroat- a decoy? You disappoint me- I always thought you were smarter than that.

      20. yup- a decoy
        I stand by what I said
        Sorry to disappoint you, but you cant please all of the people all of the time.

      21. OMG – you again -you are too funny!
        The joke is on you. It’s hysterical that you think Ricky isn’t fooling anyone because he isn’t. I am!!!
        I’m glad you’re getting a chuckle out of all this – because I am too with the new guy Rickyrat- he is such a moron its laughable.

      22. Please Stop
        LMFAO,
        Ricky please stop. I am laughing so hard it hurts. (and thats AT you, not with you)

      23. ricky never paid any dues
        NR RES Oh my god you sound like a broken record. Shut up allready. Everyone allready knows what Ricky had done in the past and paid his dues for it.ARE YOU SERIOUS? ricky got caught stealing the childrens toilet paper and he should have been FIRED on the spot case closed. he got demoted then he got an upgrade as a painter AND GETTING A JOB UPGRADE AND PROMOTION IS PAYING DUES WAKE UP. AND ALSO YOU GO AROUND CALLING NAMES SUCH AS MORON? I HATE TO TELL YOU BUT WHEN YOU REVERT TO NAME CALLING SON THEN ITS YOU THAT HAS LOST THE DEBATE AND ARGUMENT PERHAPS THE TOILET PAPER THIEF IS THE MORON SORRY NR RES AND RICKY D YOU LOSE AGAIN LOL

      24. To Rickyrat- I AM Serious- R U?
        I said it before and I’m saying it again. You are a moron. I am serious. He paid his dues by being demoted and working hard for many years to get an upgrade as a painter LEGALLY unlike Anthony Paganico. Ricky passed a test that was posted not GIVEN to him illegally like it was to Anthony Paganico, moron. You think Ricky should have been fired on the spot for stealing toilet paper years ago? Why wasn’t he? As far as losing a debate. There isn’t one going on here. I’m not losing anything to the likes of a moron like you. Sweet dreams! Question:
        – Why is your username Ricky rat? Would you like Ricky to bring in some cheese for you Monday morning? Let me know what kind you prefer. HaHaHA!!!

      25. To think- you want to know?
        You want to know who the worst offender of corruption and robbery is in the BOE? Well if you ask the moron Rickyrat- he’ll tell you it’s Ricky, you know for the millionth time on his posts about stealing toilet paper. But I don’t know who the worse is. Maybe that’s a question Mr. Cox or deeptthroat can answer. Ask them.

      26. Cops
        You say that Ricky didn’t threaten his wife than why were the Mahopac police called by Anthony’s wife? There was a police report made about the incident.. Check that one out Mr.Cox.. Mr . Dibuono thinks he’s always the victim but in reality he’s the one that is always creating problems for himself… If could just do his job and not worry about what everyone else is doing he would never have these problems….

      27. to rickyrat-that’s correct no harrassment call was made
        That’s right I said it before and I’ll say it again- no harrassment call was made to anthony’s wife. Re-Read the other posts moron, and see why the non-harrassing call was made. Police never contacted Ricky and if a police report was made – I highly doubt it was made by Mrs. Paganico- I’m sure it was made by the head cheese, Anthony. And he could say whatever the hell he wanted to the police-doesn’t mean it’s true.
        As far as Ricky creating problems here.- why don’t you go back and see how all of these posts started. It wasn’t with Ricky – it started with ROZ (anthony/louie) who posted a comment about Ricky while doing his job scraping a metal fence at Isaac with a 2 1/2 inch blade that Mr. Cox blogged
        about. So it started with Mr. Cox then Roz, then Ricky. And then you crawled out of your hole.

  6. Well, don’t go too far out
    Well, don’t go too far out onto that limb. Mr. Kolahifar’s position is a non-superintendancy in the wake of the retirement of Peg Pecunia, previously Superintendent of Personnel. It is the downsizing of that position that may have offset a greater tax hike.

    1. Greater tax hike?
      Umm NOOO..we would stand a greater chance of not having a tax hike if certain individuals would stop stealing, and certain job positions were abolished for the lack of need.We wont even talk about thechanges that are made to certain job descriptions to ensure that unqualified people get the jobs..RIGHT Anthony Paganico?

      1. Gallager needs to gooooooo
        AND ill say it till Im red in the face (no punn intended John) If This district wants to save a ton of money THEY WILL get rid of John Gallagher! PERIOD

      2. and one more thing
        Im just curious about the unions position on this painters position…I know they know and arent doing a damn thing about it! Useless…grow a spine

  7. Is it any wonder our taxes are so high?
    I’m going to go out on a limb here and say I think we really don’t need an Assistant to the Superintendent for Human Resources. Talk about bloated wasteful government. Is it any wonder our taxes are so high?

    1. I’ll go a little further out
      I’ll go a little further out on the limb and say Procopio needs to be replaced along with the Mayor and City Manager. Who is providing oversight in this city to make sure this stuff doesn’t happen? Who is holding thw department heads to high ethical standards?

      ANSWER: No one.

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