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State Education Department Appoints Shawn Farr as Fiscal Monitor for the East Ramapo Central School District
Spanish and Haitian Creole versions of the release are available below
快猫成版视频 Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced today that she has appointed Shawn Farr to serve as Fiscal Monitor for the East Ramapo Central School District. Mr. Farr will work closely with Dr. Shelley Jallow, the district鈥檚 academic monitor; district staff; and the Department to ensure the district is able to successfully implement its Long-Term Strategic Academic and Fiscal Improvement Plan and achieve long-term fiscal stability.
Commissioner Rosa said, 鈥淓ast Ramapo鈥檚 Board of Education continues to ignore the needs of the district鈥檚 children and families. The district consistently fails to meet its most basic and necessary fiscal and operational tasks 鈥 like developing and implementing a balanced budget, transporting students, and maintaining an educational environment that is safe and welcoming for all students and staff. Mr. Farr has proven his ability to address these issues in a wide variety of settings, and I am confident he will help get the district back on track for the sake of the students and their families.鈥
As a district monitor, Mr. Farr will serve as an ex-officio member of the board of education and have authority to:
- Annually update the district鈥檚 long-term strategic academic and fiscal improvement plan, in collaboration with the board of education;
- Review the district鈥檚 annual proposed budget and recommend to the commissioner any needed changes;
- Approve the appointment of a superintendent;
- Override proposed or adopted board resolutions;
- Submit resolutions that must be adopted by the board to ensure the district complies with the law and acts consistently with the district鈥檚 long-term strategic academic and fiscal improvement plan;
- Require board members, the superintendent, and/or other district officers to undergo training;
- Require the board to vote on cost-saving measures including shared service agreements;
- Help resolve disputes and conflicts, including those between the superintendent and the board, and among members of the board; and
- Notify the board and the commissioner in writing when the district violates an element of the long-term strategic academic and fiscal improvement plan.
Mr. Farr is retiring from the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Rochester City School District and had previously served as the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operations Officer of numerous school districts, institutes of higher education, and not-for-profit organizations, and as special assistant to Pennsylvania鈥檚 Secretary of Education. Additionally, Mr. Farr worked with Dr. Jallow when she was the monitor assigned to the Rochester City School District.
El Departamento de Educaci贸n Del Estado Nombra a Shawn Farr Como Supervisor Fiscal de East Ramapo Central School District
La comisionada del Departamento de Educaci贸n del Estado de Nueva York (Education Department) Betty A. Rosa anunci贸 hoy que ha nombrado a Shawn Farr para desempe帽arse como supervisor fiscal de East Ramapo Central School District. El Sr. Farr trabajar谩 de cerca con la Dra. Shelley Jallow, la supervisora acad茅mica del distrito, con el personal del distrito y con el Departamento para asegurar que el distrito pueda implementar con 茅xito su Plan Estrat茅gico de Mejora Acad茅mica y Fiscal y lograr estabilidad fiscal a largo plazo.
La comisionada Rosa dijo: 鈥淟a Junta de Educaci贸n (Board of Education) de East Ramapo sigue ignorando las necesidades de los ni帽os y familias del distrito. El distrito falla coherentemente en el cumplimiento de sus funciones fiscales y operativas m谩s b谩sicas y necesarias, como en el desarrollo e implementaci贸n de un presupuesto equilibrado, el transporte de los estudiantes y en el mantenimiento de un ambiente educativo seguro y acogedor para todos los estudiantes y el personal. El Sr. Farr ha demostrado su capacidad para tratar estos temas en una amplia variedad de entornos y conf铆o en que ayudar谩 a que el distrito retome el camino por el bien de los estudiantes y sus familias鈥.
Como supervisor de distrito, el Sr. Farr servir谩 como un miembro nato de la junta de educaci贸n y tendr谩 la autoridad para:
- Actualizar anualmente el Plan Estrat茅gico de Mejora Acad茅mica y Fiscal a largo plazo del distrito, en colaboraci贸n con la junta de educaci贸n.
- Revisar la propuesta del presupuesto anual del distrito y recomendar a la comisionada cualquier cambio necesario.
- Aprobar el nombramiento de un superintendente.
- Anular las resoluciones propuestas o adoptadas por la junta.
- Presentar las resoluciones que debe adoptar la junta para asegurar que el distrito cumple la ley y act煤a coherentemente con el Plan Estrat茅gico de Mejora Acad茅mica y Fiscal a largo plazo del distrito.
- Exigir que los miembros de la junta, el superintendente u otros funcionarios del distrito reciban capacitaci贸n.
- Exigir que la junta vote sobre las medidas de ahorro de costos, incluyendo acuerdos de servicios compartidos.
- Ayudar a resolver disputas y conflictos, incluyendo los dados entre el superintendente y la junta, y entre miembros de la junta.
- Avisar por escrito a la junta y a la comisionada de cuando el distrito vulnere un elemento del Plan Estrat茅gico de Mejora Acad茅mica y Fiscal a largo plazo.
El Sr. Farr se retira del puesto de director de finanzas de Rochester City School District y antes se desempe帽贸 como el director de finanzas o director de operaciones de numerosos distritos escolares, institutos de educaci贸n superior y organizaciones sin fines de lucro, y como asistente especial del secretario de educaci贸n de Pennsylvania. Adem谩s, el Sr. Farr trabaj贸 con la Dra. Jallow cuando esta era la supervisora asignada de Rochester City School District.
Depatman Edikasyon ETA a Deziyen Shawn Farr K貌m Kontwol猫 Fiskal Pou East Ramapo Central School District
Komis猫 Depatman Edikasyon Eta New York (Education Department) Betty A. Rosa te anonse jodia li te deziyen Shawn Farr k貌m Kontwol猫 Fiskal pou East Ramapo Central School District. Mesye Farr pral travay kole kole ak Dokt猫 Shelley Jallow, Kontwol猫 Akademik Distri a; p猫son猫l Distri a; ak Depatman an pou asire Distri a kapab aplike av猫k siks猫 Plan Estratejik pou Amelyorasyon Akademik ak Fiskal alont猫m li a epi atenn yon estabilite fiskal alont猫m.
Komis猫 Rosa te di, 鈥淜ons猫y Edikasyon (Board of Education) East Ramapo a kontinye inyore bezwen timoun ak fanmi distri a. Distri a toujou pa rive akonpli tach fiskal ak operasyon猫l ki pi fondamantal ak ki pi neses猫 yo 鈥 tankou devlope ak mete an aplikasyon yon bidj猫 ekilibre, transp貌te el猫v yo, ak kenbe yon anviw貌nman edikasyon ki an sekirite epi ki agreyab pou tout el猫v ak p猫son猫l la. Mesye Farr te pwouve kapasite li pou rezoud pwobl猫m sa yo nan div猫s dom猫n, epi Mwen gen konfyans li pral ede distri a retounen sou bon chemen li pou byen el猫v yo ak fanmi yo.鈥
Antanke Kontwol猫 Distri a, Mesye Farr pral yon manm egzekitif Kons猫y Edikasyon an epi li pral gen otorite pou:
- Mete ajou chak ane plan estratejik pou amelyorasyon akademik ak fiskal alont猫m distri a, an kolaborasyon ak Kons猫y Edikasyon an;
- Egzamine bidj猫 any猫l distri a pwopoze a epi rek貌mande komis猫 a nenp貌t chanjman ki neses猫;
- Apwouve nominasyon yon direkt猫 jeneral;
- Modifye rezolisyon kons猫y la pwopoze oswa adopte;
- Soum猫t rezolisyon kons猫y la dwe adopte pou asire distri a respekte lalwa epi aji an amoni ak plan estratejik pou amelyorasyon akademik ak fiskal alont猫m distri a;
- Egzije manm kons猫y yo, direkt猫 jeneral la, ak/oswa l貌t ofisye distri yo pou yo swiv f貌masyon;
- Egzije kons猫y la vote sou mezi ekonomi ki gen ladan ak貌 s猫vis pataje;
- Ede rezoud diskisyon ak konfli, ki gen ladan diskisyon ak konfli ant direkt猫 jeneral la ak kons猫y la, ansanm ak pami manm kons猫y yo; epi
- Enf貌me kons猫y la ak komis猫 a alekri l猫 distri a vyole nenp貌t eleman nan plan estratejik pou amelyorasyon akademik ak fiskal alont猫m nan.
Mesye Farr pran retr猫t li nan p貌s Direkt猫 Finansy猫 nan Rochester City School District epi anvan sa li te s猫vi k貌m Direkt猫 Finansy猫 oswa Direkt猫 Operasyon pou plizy猫 distri lek貌l, enstitisyon edikasyon sipery猫, ak 貌ganizasyon san pwofi, epitou li te s猫vi k貌m asistan espesyal Sekret猫 Edikasyon Pennsylvania. Anplis sa, Mesye Farr te travay ak Dokt猫 Jallow l猫 li te kontwol猫 ki te afekte nan Rochester City School District.
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