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School District Reassigns Superintendent In Hudson Valley After Federal Subpoena School District Reassigns Superintendent In Hudson Valley After Federal Subpoena
School District Reassigns Superintendent In Hudson Valley After Federal Subpoena A superintendent in New York is no longer in charge of her school district, which is currently under investigation by federal officials.  On Monday night, Feb. 13 in Westchester County, the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education voted to "administratively reassign" Superintendent Waveline Bennett-Conroy and instead appoint Veronica (Kim) Smith as the district's Acting Superintendent of Schools, district officials announced. The vote came after news broke on Friday, Feb. 10 that Mount Vernon Schools were under investigation by the United States Att…

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by Ben Crnic
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Independent Investigator To Probe Accusations Of Corruption At School District In Hudson Valley Independent Investigator To Probe Accusations Of Corruption At School District In Hudson Valley
Independent Investigator To Probe Accusations Of Corruption At School District In Hudson Valley A Westchester County school district is hiring a third-party investigator to investigate corruption accusations that residents have raised. On Thursday, Oct. 27, Mount Vernon School District Superintendent Waveline Bennett-Conroy and Board of Education President Adriane Saunders released a joint statement in which they announced that the city's school district would "immediately retain the professional services of outside experts" to answer questions about the district's contractual procurement process and use of grant funding.  In the statement, Bennett-Conroy and&…

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by Ben Crnic
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Familiar Face, Different Place: Longtime Schools Superintendent In Westchester Jumps Ship Familiar Face, Different Place: Longtime Schools Superintendent In Westchester Jumps Ship
Familiar Face, Different Place: Longtime Schools Superintendent In Westchester Jumps Ship A longtime school superintendent in Westchester is taking his talents several miles down the road after announcing his resignation and new gig. Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton, who has been at the helm for nearly a decade, announced that he will be resigning from his role to take over in the same position at the Edgemont School District. Hamilton’s unexpected resignation is effective as of Thursday, June 30, at which point he will transition from Mount Vernon to Edgemont. “I want to thank the Mount Vernon district and the Board of Education for welcoming me eight years…

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by Zak Failla