New Rochelle BOE Announces Superintendent Finalists

Written By: Robert Cox

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The New Rochelle Board of Education has tonight announced the three two finalists for the position of Superintendent of School. A third candidate dropped out at the last minute leaving only two candidates.

Dr. Alex Marrero

● Please click here to find his photo and bio.

● Please click here for a one-hour Q&A.

Mr. Jonathan Raymond

● Please click here to find his photo and bio.

● Please click here for a one-hour Q&A.

SEE ALSO: Google Search for New Rochelle Superintendent Candidate Jonathan P. Raymond

The public is invited to provide input.

After watching the videos, please click on the survey link to submit your impressions. The survey closes at noon on Saturday.

The final interviews with community stakeholders and school board members will take place Saturday, April 24, at an undisclosed location (yes, we know the location but there seems little point in disclosing the undisclosed location).

For more information on the Superintendent Search process click here.

The far more open and inclusive hiring process led by Board President Rachel Relkin represents a radical departure from the secretive, failed process led by former Board President Jeffrey Hastie.

The Hastie fiasco resulted in arguably the worst hire in the history of the City School District of New Rochelle.

Dr. Laura Feijóo was widely reviled almost immediately after she was announced by Hastie as the new Superintendent on June 28, 2018. Within minutes word got out that she was part of a $90 million “reverse discrimination” lawsuit. Within days of her official start date on November 1, 2019, she suspended head football coach Lou DiRienzo setting off a profound backlash. By the summer of 2020 she was gone, leaving New Rochelle with a $275,000 buy out package.