‘Bus mess’ boss gets reassigned

The Department of Education has moved a top administrator in the latest pepersonnel shake-up stemming from a string st of student- transportationtion disasters, dis as officials told The Post. CEO of school operations Elizabeth Rose wawas removed from the post whwhere she ran school facilities, fofood and transportation. She will now serve as “senior contracts adviser for transportation.” Rose (left) supervised

support-services CEO Eric Goldstein, who was fired on Friday by Chancellor Richard Carranza amid mounting fury over late and no show buses, as well as shoddy driver certification.

Rose was previously involved in overseeing the discipline of drivers and attendants found guilty of misconduct. An April report in The Post found Rose had repeatedly reversed firings and reduced suspensions.

Critics charged that she prioritized the preservation of driver jobs over

the safety of children.

The DOE said Rose will continue to draw the same $197,425 salary.

DOE spokesman Will Mantell insisted the move was not a demotion.

Rose has “expertise in the area to advise on the city’s school bus contracts and vendor relationships,” he said.

The shakeups are “smoke and mirrors,” said DOE investigator Eric Reynolds, who exposed a fraudulent scheme to approve bus drivers.