Special Education “Mistake” Costs New Rochelle Board of Education Millions — Part IV

Robert Cox

11 Oct 2024 — 7 min read

This is part 4 of a 4 part series

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 11, 2024) — The activism of the parent(s) of Student 2 frightened District leadership. The parent(s) emailed Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, who then called Superintendent Dr. Laura Feijóo.

Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York Shannon Tahoe, a longtime NYSED lawyer, got involved, as did Assistant Commissioner of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Special Education Christopher Suriano, Chief of Special Education Services, and Special Education Quality Assurance Eastern Regional Office Kathleen Milliman. NYSED Regional Associate Kim Lori Divine sought and received daily updates for months. State Senator Shelley Mayer got involved, calling Feijóo.

The activism with state officials backfired on the parent(s) because state officials were alarmed to discover New Rochelle students had been placed at Shrub Oak.

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XIII

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 18, 2024) — It did not take long for Dum Dum Dawn to respond to my most recent article. Two hours after posting this on Part XII of my Thimblerig series: …my only effective means of asking questions is by making FOIL requests and, as readers have seen,

The New Rochelle Thimblerig - Part XII

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 17, 2024) — As I am making increasingly clear in this series, the more questions I ask of City Hall, the fewer answers I get. It has become a theme. As they are typically either combative or non-responsive (and now funding an open-ended, personal investigation of me with

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XI

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 16, 2024) — For a person with such a short tenure — 16 days since he officially got rid of the “Acting” in his job title on December 1 — Will Melendez is well on his way to becoming the most corrupt City Manager in the history of New Rochelle.