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Parents protest Brooklyn school superintendent’s mystery ouster — and blast it as DOE cronyism

April 19, 2025
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Parents protest Brooklyn school superintendent’s mystery ouster — and blast it as DOE cronyism
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Brooklyn families and educators are demanding the reinstatement of a popular school superintendent after Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos inexplicably yanked him in a move critics slam as cronyism.

Aviles-Ramos ousted Brendan Mims, the District 16 superintendent appointed by her predecessor David Banks, on Monday, relegating him to the city Department of Education office that holds student suspension hearings, insiders say.

It was the first major personnel change by Aviles-Ramos since she started as chancellor Jan. 1.

Brendan Mims, Community Superintendent of NYC Community School District 16, standing in an office setting wearing suit and tie with pin
Parents, administrators and elected officials are demanding answers about Superintendent Brendan Mims’ reassignment. Magnet Schools of America

“We were all blindsided,” Shalonda Vasquez, a Bedford-Stuyvesant business owner and mom of twins, told The Post. “It’s unfair and it doesn’t make sense.”

Fabayo McIntosh, tapped to replace Mims as acting superintendent, is a well-connected educrat and longtime friend of NeQuan McLean, sources said.

McLean is the president of the Community Education Council for District 16, a member of the city’s School Diversity Advisory Group and head of the Education Council Consortium, an anti-racist advocacy group.

Sources say McLean has “clear personal interests in the outcome,” and helped orchestrate the move.

He did not return a request for comment.

The DOE refused to explain Mims’ removal, saying only that he serves “at will.”

Spokespersons also would not say whether Mims will keep his $234,029 city salary.

Fabayo McIntosh, Deputy Superintendent of District 16 at NYC Department of Education, seen smiling in selfie wearing blazer and white bow blouse
The DOE said Tuesday that Fabayo McIntosh was tapped for acting superintendent of District 16. LinkedIn/Fabayo McIntosh
Brendan Mims, Community Superintendent of NYC Community School District 16, who is praised by demonstrators for his support to kids, parents, and community members.
Mims was praised not only for the support he showed to kids but also to parents and the larger D16 community. Instagram/supt.dujour

Mims, an educator for over two decades, was appointed by Banks in 2022 in a bureaucratic shakeup he claimed would make the superintendent offices more accountable.

“The man had unequivocal support,” said advocate Marlon Rice, citing Mims’ extensive involvement in the community.

“Not only is he adamant about the children’s education, but also about equipping the parents with what they need so that they can do what they need to do for their children,” said parent Kelli Cooper.

A petition calling for Mims’ reinstatement garnered over 760 signatures as of Friday afternoon.

Last year, District 16’s Community Education Council began calling for meetings to address “concerns” with Mims, according to a message shared with The Post, and brought Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman into its conversations with the city.

Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman addressing supporters, with Bed-Stuy parents gathered in support of Brendan Mims at PS 25, Brooklyn NY
Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman addressed Mims’ supporters outside PS 25 in Bed-Stuy on Thursday. J.C. Rice
Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman addressing supporters through megaphone including parents, community leaders, and officials in Brooklyn, NY, advocating for Brendan Mims' reinstatement at PS 25
Parents, elected officials and community leaders gathered for a rally to demand Mims’ reinstatement. J.C. Rice

Zinerman said the DOE has given no explanation for Mims’ exile, calling it a “personnel issue.”

“We thought everything was going well,” Zinerman said at a rally Thursday of some 50 parents, community members, principals and other school administrators outside PS 25. “The children are happy, people are partnering in our schools, schools are robust.”

“We know that he didn’t do anything that was against the law or against policy,” the assemblywoman said.

NY Post reporter Aneeta Bhole interviewing the new School Chancellor, Melissa Aviles-Ramos, at 52 Chambers St., NYC, photo by Matthew McDermott
Critics are calling for Chancellor Aviles-Ramos to reverse the decision to reassign Mims. Matthew McDermott

Zinerman is now demanding that the city bring in a mediator, hold a meeting of community stakeholders, and conduct a public review of Mims’ record, she said in a letter to the DOE.

“This is not the first time a superintendent in District 16 has faced premature removal amid political or interpersonal conflict,” she noted.

McIntosh abruptly left her role as an assistant superintendent in Valley Stream, L.I., in December 2023 to work for the DOE’s Deputy Chancellor of School Leadership Danika Rux, who was promoted by Banks after her husband agreed to step aside from his consulting firm to take a high-paying DOE job.

The post Parents protest Brooklyn school superintendent’s mystery ouster — and blast it as DOE cronyism appeared first on New York Post.

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