New Rochelle Board Of Ed Elects Officers And Swears In New Members

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New leadership is in place at the City School District of New Rochelle Board of Education as the district gets ready for the new school year.

The City School District of New Rochelle (CSDNR) Board of Education elected new officers at the July 7 annual reorganizational meeting. William Iannuzzi and Adina Berrios Brooks were unanimously elected President and Vice President for the 2022-2023 school year.

Iannuzzi was elected to a five-year term on the board in 2019 and served as Vice President for the 2020-2021 school year. He was the chair of the Superintendent Search Citizens Advisory Committee in 2021, Chair of the New Board Member Orientation Committee and Co-Chair of the Policy Committee.

Iannuzzi is the Director of Clubhouses and Secondary School Programming at the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle, where he has worked for 11 years, and where he was a club member throughout his youth. He completed his primary and secondary education in CSDNR and then earned a bachelor's degree in Public Accounting from Mercy College.

As Board of Education President, Iannuzzi said his focus will be to bring student voice to school district decision making.

"I will strive to ensure that our mission is to serve the students and create a world-class school district for them. I am truly optimistic about what can be accomplished this year," Iannuzzi said. "I look forward to working with the Superintendent, School District administration, and Board of Education to focus on data, decreasing gaps, and increasing the graduation rate. We have faced so much turbulence and so many challenges over the past several years; the focus is now on stability and getting the work done."

Brooks was elected to the board in 2020 and served as Vice President during the 2021-2022 school year.

Adam Cooper and David Peters, who were elected in May, were also sworn into terms on the board, for the July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2027 term. Cooper previously served on the board while Peters was newly elected.

About the City School District of New Rochelle
With more than 10,000 students in ten schools, the City School District of New Rochelle, through an active partnership amongst community, parents, staff, and students, provides a high quality and challenging education for every child, in a safe, nurturing environment that embraces rich diversity and drives success.