Organization
The school district is organized and governed according to New York State Education Law. The Board of Education is the governing body of the school district. It consists of nine unpaid trustees, appointed by the mayor for five year terms. The trustees submit a budget to the city government, but have no taxing authority of their own. The Superintendent of Schools serves "subject to the pleasure of the Board of Education" for up to five years. As the chief executive of the school district, he supervises and directs all other employees, makes decisions regarding curriculum and examination, and has a non-voting seat on the Board.
The current superintendent is Bernard P. Pierorazio.
Current Board Members include Paresh Patel, President; Trevor H. Bennett, Vice-President; Andrew A. Api; Christine A. Balko; Dr. Edward Fergus; John Jacono; William T. Iannuccilli; Dr. Nader Sayegh; and Nydia D. Perez.
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