Executive session for Niskayuna superintendent search draws criticism from watchdog FacebookTwitterEmail Cosimo Tangorra Jr., new Niskayuna superintendent of schools, meets community members at the Niskayuna Town Library on Friday, June 19, 2015 in Niskayuna, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren NISKAYUNA — The Niskayuna Board of Education is facing criticism for what some say is a lack of transparency in its search for a new superintendent. The school board has called a special meeting for Thursday, July 22, to discuss the search process and the agenda includes an executive session, which officials say is justified by the need to discuss personnel issues.