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 District (RCSD).
The above legislation established the powers and duties of the State Monitor. Mr. Jaime Alicea was appointed to this position by the Commissioner in 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 Release (see Rochester CSD Archive)
Reports for School Year 2021-2022
1. Annual Reports
- Rochester CSD Academic and Financial Plan Progress Report – August 2022 – Posted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Plan Implementation Table for the 2021-2022 School Year – Posted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Report Appendix: Federal Relief Funding Plan – Posted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Report Appendix: Part 154 Corrective Action Plan – Posted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Annual Report Appendix: Consent Decree Report – Posted May 3, 2023
2. Monitors Semi-Annual Report
- Rochester CSD Monitor Semi-Annual Report – September 26, 2022 – Posted May 3, 2023
- Rochester CSD Monitor Semi-Annual Report: List of Contracts Period from January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022 – Posted May 3, 2023
Reports for School Year 2020-2021
1. Annual Reports
- Rochester CSD Annual Report - August 2021 (Posted 4/1/2022)
2. 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 Recommendations – This report covers the time period of October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (submitted 2/15/2021)
- Rochester CSD Quarterly Report on Implementation of State Monitor’s Financial Plan Recommendations – This report covers the time period of October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (submitted 2/15/2021)
3. Monitors Semi-Annual Report
- Rochester CSD Monitor Academic Report (Posted 3/16/2022)
- Rochester CSD Contract January to June 2022 (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 CSD – Submitted February 28, 2021
- State Monitor Response to Quarterly Financial Plan Report for Rochester CSD – Submitted February 28, 2021
- Rochester CSD Resolved Violations for Quarterly Academic Report
- Rochester CSD Contracts List – July 2020 through December 2021
Public Hearings (see Rochester CSD Archive)
Five Year Academic and Fiscal Improvement Plans
- 2022–2023 School Year Annual Update to Academic Improvement Plan December 2022 – Posted February 24, 2023
- 2022–2023 School Year Annual Update to Financial Plan December 2022 – Posted February 24, 2023
- RCSD Approved 2021-22 Academic Plan Update (Posted 4/7/2022)
- RCSD Approved 2021-22 Fiscal Plan Update (Posted 3/16/2022)
- Financial Plan and Academic Improvement Plan
- State Monitor Final Academic Plan
- State Monitor Final Financial Plan
- State Monitor Plan Approval Letter - December 2020
- State Monitor Letter to Commissioner - December 2020
Monitor’s Findings Pertaining to District Proposed Budget
- Rochester 2021-22 Proposed Budget