The New Rochelle Board of Education has formed two new advisory committees and seeks community members interested in joining them to fulfill their missions. They are the Culture and Climate Committee and the Finance and Facilities Committee.
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If interested in joining, please read the descriptions of the committees below and send an email by August 31 to Board of Education President Jeffrey Hastie (jhastie@nredlearn.org) and Vice President Amy Moselhi (amoselhi@nredlearn.org). Include the name of the committee you would like to join along with an explanation why you would like to participate and how you would be able to contribute to the committee’s mission.
Culture and Climate Committee
Membership: Board of Education member Lianne Merchant (Chair), Superintendent Dr. Brian Osborne, Board of Education members Julia Muggia Ochs and Christopher Daniello, visiting speakers to inform the conversation from the Superintendent’s cabinet.
Needed: Two members from the Solution to Suspensions Committee who have worked on the Code of Conduct, two members of the Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth, two New Rochelle High School administrators, two New Rochelle High School teachers, one middle school administrator, one middle school teacher, one elementary school administrator and one elementary school teacher.
This committee is set up to review the recommendations of the Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth and the safety and security assessment of the District conducted by Guidepost Solutions. It will also look at the Code of Conduct and work done by the Solutions to Suspensions Committee. The Culture and Climate Committee will include members of the Solutions to Suspensions, Task Force committee, community, and administrators to create a full 360-degree view of these critical recommendations. If you are interested, please visit our website and apply. Members of this committee should be interested in safety, cultural competency, and school culture and climate. Members must also be willing to participate in Undoing Racism training.
Finance and Facilities Committee
Membership: Board of Education Vice President Amy Moselhi (chair), Superintendent Dr. Brian Osborne, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Administration Jeffrey White, Board of Education member Paul Warhit, visiting speakers from the Business Office.
Needed: Six members of the community, visiting speakers from the business office.
The Finance and Facilities Committee is being formed to provide the Board of Education with recommendations in budgeting process. This committee will start its work in September and meet monthly to work with the business office to examine facilities, capital improvements, budget line items and reserve funds. This committee will also review recommendations made by other similar committees in the past to see if those recommendations were implemented and what resulted from them. If you are interested please visit our website and apply. Members of the committee should have a financial background and experience working with and analyzing budgets. This committee may also recommend a resolution be drafted to express our frustration with unfunded mandates and state aid shortfalls. The purpose of this committee is to start budget season in September and to ensure the Board of Education and members of the public are supportive of and invested in the school budget.
