May 16, 2022 By Christian Murray
The Department of Education is conducting a search for its school superintendents across the city and Dr. Philip Composto, the current superintendent of District 30, learned last week that he was not worthy enough to be part of the final interview process to retain his job.
The news that the Department of Education had told Composto that his last day as superintendent would be June 30—without providing him with an explanation—stunned elected officials, parents, and local school leaders. They said they were blindsided by the DOE’s decision and felt that they should have been consulted before the DOE took such a big step.
Since the news broke Thursday, a petition calling for Composto to keep his position has generated 3,000 signatures, a Zoom call drew 500 participants calling for his reinstatement, and on Friday there was a rally outside Van Alst Playground in Astoria condemning the DOE for not rehiring him.
