The school's recently fired superintendent filed suit against the agency last week, alleging that he had been terminated for voicing concerns about the conditions.
Diana Taylor, the recently appointed superintendent of banking for the State of New York, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's companion of three years, has spent a good part of her career studiously shunning the public eye.
It was created by demanding, "take no prisoners" administrators, primarily the recently deceased superintendent, Dr. Beverly Hall.
"Obviously, the school district needs to be in sync with the community that it serves," said Michael Escalante, who recently became superintendent of Glendale Unified.
Kathy Kessler, who recently retired as superintendent of the Huntington Beach City School District, was named interim superintendent and will take office July 30 if the board approves her contract.
In addition, Sandra Kase, a highly regarded former superintendent, recently announced her retirement.
Her husband, Babul Akter, a police officer with a record of going after Islamist militants, was recently promoted to superintendent.
At the New York agency, where Mr. Burstein was most recently executive deputy superintendent, he often directed the work of corporate monitors at the companies he regulated.
