The suit seeks to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars\u00a0from Davis, including $262,000 of contractual pay, the $100,000 in renovation costs\u00a0and a $20,000 payment to her friend\u2019s company.<\/p>\n
At a town hall Monday night, school board vice president Scott A. Richardson said, \u201cThis board has taken legal action to recoup\u00a0\u2014\u00a0meaning to get every dime that the superintendent Fia Davis has been paid \u2014 back.”<\/p>\n
He repeated, “Every dime.”<\/p>\n
The district is also seeking to annul Davis’ contract, which runs through June 2028.<\/p>\n
Davis did not\u00a0respond to multiple requests for comment Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The district’s\u00a0lawyers, with the Garden City-based firm Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran, argued in the suit that when Davis applied for the superintendent job, her resume indicated she would receive her doctoral degree in educational administration from Fordham University in September 2024. Davis assured the board she would obtain it on time but did not receive the credential until May 2025, the suit alleges.<\/p>\n
A doctoral degree in educational leadership was included among the list of required qualifications for a new superintendent,\u00a0the suit says. The district would not have considered Davis for the position without her assurance, its lawyers wrote.<\/p>\n
Davis’\u00a0contract with the district also specifically noted the\u00a0September 2024 deadline, which the superintendent acknowledged was \u201ca material representation,” the suit states.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The district\u2019s lawyers argue that\u00a0the contract was procured by \u201cfraud\u201d and should be voided.<\/p>\n
Davis\u2019 base salary for 2024-25 was $295,000.<\/p>\n
The district also alleges the superintendent used more than $100,000 in district funds\u00a0to renovate her office and build a private bathroom without board approval. The money was intended to purchase a vehicle for district-wide use, the suit says.<\/p>\n
Davis also did not disclose her friendship with Dennis McKesey when she had the district enter into a contract with his company, the educational consultancy firm\u00a0In Our Best Interest LLC,\u00a0the suit alleges.<\/p>\n
McKesey and his company submitted an invoice of $20,000 without supporting time sheets or specifying the types of services provided, according to the suit. McKesey declined to comment Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The district\u2019s attorneys argue\u00a0it would not have contracted with McKesey\u2019s company if officials had known of Davis\u2019 affiliation and said the cost of McKesey\u2019s services was \u201csubstantially\u201d higher than similar services provided by other companies.<\/p>\n
Before coming to Freeport in 2024, Davis had been superintendent of Bronx High School Districts 8, 10 and 11 in New York City public schools since 2022. She was also a deputy superintendent and a principal earlier in her career, according to her resume, which Newsday obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request.<\/p>\n
Her resume said she improved graduation rates and reduced chronic absences in her prior positions.<\/p>\n
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