The woman selected this week by Chancellor David Banks to replace his ousted deputy top assistant is under scrutiny by the city’s task force for selling expensive conferences along with books and online courses as a side hustle. The Post found out.
Mia Teresa Pate, former superintendent of the 23rd District, which covers Ocean Hill, Brownsville and parts of Eastern New York, will replace Caroline Quintana, who made $241,000 a year and was fired by the bank in a major overhaul. Appointed as interim executive officer.
Mr. Pate, 45, will lead a reorganization of the DOE’s teaching and learning division, which runs Mr. Banks’ reading initiative.
Mr. Pate, who was earning $206,130 a year before his promotion, last year founded a for-profit company called ETAPS that focuses on executive training and professional services.
“We are seizing this powerful opportunity to demonstrate educational leadership as sisters,” the company said while charging $289.95 per ticket for the “Ultimate Leadership” conference to be held in West Nyack on Saturday, Jan. 20. Please go on a journey,” he called. She is planning a similar conference on April 20th.
Pate will hold an evening workshop on “Loving While Leading” on February 23rd, charging $108.55 per ticket for the evening dedicated to personal relationships, and on Friday night she will present her book “Work Life We held an event to release “Balance to Hell” at a price of $124.56 per ticket. Man.
A COIB spokesperson said Pate is not exempt from the city’s Conflicts of Interest Commission to run outside businesses.
Her appointment comes after DOE Ethics Officer Samantha, who claims Pate violated conflict rules by charging admission and other fees to city employees and using his DOE title to benefit corporations and himself. -This was done after a complaint was sent to Biletsky on January 24th.
Banks, DOE General Councilor Liz Vladeck, and Vice Chancellor for Leadership Danica Lux received copies of the complaint. According to records, this information was also sent to SCI, which began an investigation.
“They’ve known about this for months. You have to question the judgment of the people making these decisions and the entire DOE review process,” said Leonie, an education activist.・Haimson said.
The COIB directive warns educators that they “must not engage in side employment that involves personal, written, or telephone contact with DOE or City officials.”
But photos posted on LinkedIn show DOE teachers and principals among the attendees at Pate’s $289.95-per-person conference in January.
Additionally, COIB regulations state that you “may not use your official DOE position” to provide economic benefit to an outside employer or to yourself.
Pate links to “my website.” ETAPSabout her linkedin This page also lists her DOE experience. She cited her official DOE title describing herself as her ETAPS instructor.
“She very brazenly sells the services that taxpayers pay for in her day job to DOE employees on weekends and in the evenings, at her own expense,” said a veteran teacher familiar with Pate’s activities. he said.
The DOE congratulated Pate on her business and defended her promotion, saying she would provide unspecified “guidance” to COIB.
“Dr. Mia Pate is a strong, experienced leader and is exactly the right person to manage this reorganization,” said spokesperson Nathaniel Stair.
Mr. Steyer did not say whether Mr. Pate would receive a raise. She did not respond to requests for comment.
Pate’s sister, Tammy Pate, is also a DOE executive tasked with recruiting women and minority-owned businesses to the city’s schools.
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