A Queens superintendent who owns a company that did $1.5 million in contracts with the DOE received just a slap on the wrist after she got caught doing business in her own district.
Queens South High School Superintendent Josephine Van Ess’s husband Edward owns 50% of Excellence in Every Thread, which did $1,533,221 in business with New York City schools via its subsidiary The Modern Day Man since 2023, according to public records.
Since her husband is an owner of the company, ownership is also imputed to Van Ess, according to city guidelines.
Edward would charge schools $16,000 a pop for mentoring services for young boys — which included the…
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