NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 10, 2023) — In a shocking and unexpected development, New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond announced his resignation in a letter to teachers and staff.
The announcement comes 18 months after he began working for the City School District of New Rochelle. Raymond’s hiring by the Board of Education was announced on May 26, 2021. He was sworn in on July 12, 2021.
Raymond succeeded Interim Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero to become New Rochelle’s 7th Superintendent in 7 years. The next Superintendent following Raymond on July 1, 2023 will be the 8th Superintendent in 9 years going back to Richard Organisciak‘s final year.
- Richard Organisciak 2007 – 2014
- Dr. Jeffery Korostoff 2014 – 2015
- Dr. Brian Osborne 2015 – 2018
- Dr. Magda Parvey 2018 – 2019
- Dr. Laura Feijóo 2019 – 2020
- Dr. Alex Marrero 2020 – 2021
- Jonathon Raymond 2021 – 2023
- Pending 2023 – ?
Within 9 months rumors were swirling among leaders in the school community that he that he has plans to end his tenure in New Rochelle before the end of his first year. We asked Raymond to address the rumors in May 2022, 8 months ago.
“My wife and I love New Rochelle,” said Raymond in response to our inquiry from, saying he has “no plans on leaving.”
“There is much to do, and we are just getting started,” he added.
As we reported when Raymond was hired in 2021, he does not have an administrative certificate in New York State. Based on his leadership experience, including his work in California, he was eligible to obtain an administrative certificate for non-traditional Superintendent candidates.
The New York State Transitional D Program is described in further detail here.
The New York State Education Certificate Lookup Site describes his certificate as follows:
Certified by the State of New York solely for purposes of employment by the City School District of the City of New York and the operation of the School District.
UPDATE 2023-0111: As there has been speculation on his administrative certificate we asked Mr. Raymond about it. He replied moments ago. “I am enrolled in the transitional D program through the College of St Rose,” said Raymond. “My school district leader certification is in good standing.”
UPDATE 8:00 PM: The lawyers at Ingerman Smith, the District’s outside counsel, prepared a statement for New Rochelle Board of Education President William Iannuzzi:
January 10, 2023
As you may have read earlier today, Superintendent Jonathan Raymond indicated his last day in our district will be at the end of this school year. We would like to acknowledge and thank Mr. Raymond for his hard work and the significant contributions that he and his outstanding administrative team have made over the last 18 months. His abbreviated tenure was not anticipated, but we respect Mr. Raymond’s decision and understand his need to be closer to his family.
Identifying our next Superintendent is the Board of Education’s top priority and we are confident we will identify a candidate of the highest quality to succeed Mr. Raymond. The Board met to consider our options at this time and to discuss next steps. Please be assured that we are all committed to an inclusive, collaborative and open search. The Board believes we have a number of high quality candidates working for the District who have the skills and qualifications needed to assume this important role.
We will update the community with the details regarding this process, including our anticipated timeline at our next Board Meeting, Tuesday, January 24th.
Best Regards,
William Iannuzzi, President
Adina Berrios Brooks, Vice President Board of Education
City School District of New Rochelle
Ianuzzi read his statement at the start of the meeting. Raymond addressed his departure briefly during his Superintendent’s Report to the Board.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We were on the verge of announcing this afternoon that because Schools Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond abandoned his @Jraym0 Twitter account last month we waited the required 31 days and took over the account. In the belief @Twitter users have same right to news about their schools as anyone else we will publish content from @NewRochelleED platforms on the @Jraym0 account which has the benefit of existing links scattered all over the web.
Dear Colleague,
I am writing to you today to share that I have informed the Board of Education of my plans to resign as Superintendent of Schools, effective at the end of this school year. This decision is based on my need to return to the Boston area full time to support my family. While this was a very difficult decision for me to come to and comes sooner than I hoped, I believe it is the best decision for me and my family.
I have grown to love and appreciate this community and its rich and proud history. In our short time here, my wife and I have made good friends and hope to remain connected to New Rochelle. As your superintendent, I have been grateful to lead a community of dedicated educators and staff who have shown a willingness to support and trust new leadership and get behind a shared vision to support each and every child with the excellent education they all deserve.
We have much to do in the coming six months and during the remainder of my time I will be as focused as ever on the important work in front of us.
With deep gratitude,
Superintendent of Schools
Jonathan P. Raymond
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