One of the chief executive offices of Richard Carranza, which amounts to nine dollars 209,000 dollars per year, is a supervisor, The Post has learned.
Andre D. Spencer, 49, has been named the sole finalist to lead the school system in Manor, Tex., A suburb of Austin, and is expected to begin on July 1, Manor spokesman Angel Vidal told The Post. Spencer oversees schools and supervisors in southern Queens, including districts 27, 28 and 29.
Carranza’s second commander, First Deputy Chancellor Cheryl Watson-Harris, also sought work amid DOE’s struggle with the corona virus, planning to reopen schools and financial crises throughout the city.
He is a finalist for school supervisors in Sarasota, Florida, but withdrew the application on Thursday, the same day Chalkbeat reported it.
Carranza wrote one recommendation letter, viz posted online along with a cover letter and resume.
Some insiders say that Carranza and Watson-Harris – who were once seen as heirs to become the next NYC chancellor – have fallen.
Ministry of Education spokeswoman Miranda Barbot denied that the chancellor wanted her out.
“Cheryl told the chancellor of his intention to pursue opportunities outside the city in December, before the pandemic. “He wrote a letter of recommendation to him at the time because he believed in his ability to lead, and he fully supported him in his efforts,” Barbot said in a statement to The Post.
As soon as Carranza arrived in New York, he promoted Watson-Harris and created nine executive supervisory positions, adding a new layer of DOE bureaucracy.
The $ 200,000-plus annual position raised questions last month after Mayor de Blasio announced a $ 827 million DOE budget cut.
Spencer previously worked in Colorado, Baltimore, and Houston, where Carranza went as a school superintendent in early 2018 when he was employed by de Blasio.
DOE will not say whether it will replace Spencer. A recruitment freeze was ordered on April 1.
The DOE will also not say whether it will replace executive supervisor for Manhattan, Recy Benjamin Dunn, who was promoted to chief strategy officer at the Field Support Office under Watson-Harris. Dunn received a raise to $ 213,976, and a staff member from 17.
“No decision was made,” spokeswoman Miranda Barbot said.
