State Monitors: Rochester City School District (RCSD)
Summary
Part C of Chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, enacted on April 4, 2020, authorizes the Commissioner of Education to appoint a State Monitor to oversee the fiscal and academic operations of the Rochester City School DistrictÌý(RCSD).
The above legislation established the powers and duties of the State Monitor. Mr. Jaime Alicea was appointed to this position by the CommissionerÌýin July 2023. Previously, the position was held by Dr. Shelley Jallow who was appointed by the Commissioner on May 21, 2020.
Mr. Alicea’s responsibilities include:
- Working with the RCSD’s Board of Education to develop a five-year financial plan and a five-year academic improvement plan;
- Providing semi-annual reports to the Commissioner, the Board of Regents, the Governor and Legislature on the academic, fiscal, and operational status of the district, which includes all the contracts that the district enters throughout the year;
- Reviewing annually the proposed district budget to ensure that it is balanced and, to the greatest extent possible, consistent with the district’s approved academic improvement and financial plans;
- Assisting in resolving disputes and conflicts, including those between the superintendent and the Board of Education;
- Recommending cost-saving measures, including shared service agreements;
- Serving as an ex-officio member of the Board of Education who is entitled to attend all meetings of the Board of Education, including executive sessions, and to access any necessary documents and records of the district; and
- Notifying the Board and Commissioner in writing regarding violations of the financial plan.
Legislation (see "Monitor Laws")
Appointment Letter/Press ReleaseÌý(seeÌý)
Reports for School Year 2021-2022
1. Annual ReportsÌý
- Rochester CSD Academic and Financial Plan Progress Report –ÌýAugust 2022 –ÌýPosted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Plan Implementation Table for the 2021-2022 School Year –ÌýPosted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Report Appendix: Federal Relief Funding Plan –ÌýPosted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Report Appendix: Part 154 Corrective Action Plan –ÌýPosted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Report Appendix: Consent Decree Report –ÌýPosted May 3, 2023
2. Monitors Semi-Annual Report
- Rochester CSD Monitor Semi-Annual ReportÌý–ÌýSeptember 26, 2022 –ÌýPosted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Monitor Semi-Annual Report: List of Contracts Period from January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022 –ÌýPosted May 3, 2023
Reports for School Year 2020-2021Ìý
1. Annual ReportsÌý
- Rochester CSD Annual Report - August 2021Ìý(Posted 4/1/2022)
​2.Ìý​â¶Ä‹District Quarterly Reports
- Rochester CSD Quarterly Report on Implementation of State Monitor’s Academic Plan Recommendations – This report covers the time period of January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021
- Rochester CSD Quarterly Report on Implementation of State Monitor’s Academic Plan RecommendationsÌý– This report covers the time period of October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020Ìý(submitted 2/15/2021)
- Rochester CSD Quarterly Report on Implementation of State Monitor’s Financial Plan RecommendationsÌý– This report covers the time period of October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020Ìý(submitted 2/15/2021)
3. Monitors Semi-Annual Report
- Rochester CSD Monitor Academic Report (Posted 3/16/2022)
- Rochester CSD Contract January to June 2022Ìý(Posted 3/16/2022)
- State Monitor Response to Annual Financial Report - Fall 2021 (Posted 2/4/2022)
- State Monitor Response to Quarterly Academic Plan Report for Rochester CSDÌý–ÌýSubmitted February 28, 2021
- State Monitor Response to Quarterly Financial Plan Report for Rochester CSDÌý–ÌýSubmitted February 28, 2021
- Rochester CSD Resolved Violations for Quarterly Academic Report
- Rochester CSD Contracts ListÌý–ÌýJuly 2020 through December 2021
Public HearingsÌý(see )
Five Year Academic and Fiscal Improvement Plans
- 2022–2023 School Year Annual Update to Academic Improvement Plan December 2022 –ÌýPosted February 24, 2023
- 2022–2023 School Year Annual Update to Financial Plan December 2022Ìý–ÌýPosted February 24, 2023
- RCSD Approved 2021-22 Academic Plan Update (Posted 4/7/2022)
- RCSD Approved 2021-22 Fiscal Plan UpdateÌý(Posted 3/16/2022)
- State Monitor Final Academic Plan
- State Monitor Final Financial Plan
- State Monitor Plan Approval Letter - December 2020
- State Monitor Letter to Commissioner -ÌýDecember 2020
Monitor’s Findings Pertaining to District Proposed Budget
- Rochester 2021-22 Proposed Budget
