Brookfield BOE, Bivona Trial Postponed

BROOKFIELD — Jury selection for the trial between the Board of Education and former superintendent Anthony Bivona, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has now been pushed out to Nov. 28,the News Times has reported. A trial management conference has been scheduled for Nov. 14.

The BOE fired Bivona in October 2014, alleging that he did not properly oversee the district's finances.

Bivona's defense was based upon blaming the former business manager, Art Colley, for "improper accounting and financial management practices he did not disclose." Colley was one of two staff members accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the schools.

According to the Joint Trial Management Report filed July 30, 2018, both the BOE and Bivona plan to call various former board members and district officials as witnesses during the trial.