Comments on: Greenburgh residents meeting with new superintendent http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/12/13/greenburgh-residents-meeting-with-superintendent/ Keeping an eye on education Wed, 8 Oct 2008 05:27:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Concerned Citizen http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/12/13/greenburgh-residents-meeting-with-superintendent/#comment-20421 Concerned Citizen Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:32:45 +0000 http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/12/13/greenburgh-residents-meeting-with-superintendent/#comment-20421 "That's all this is, is paperwork, filing certain papers and getting this all done," Smalls said. Greenburgh schools lack occupancy papers The Greenburgh Central 7 School District is operating its buildings without valid certificates of occupancy, an apparent violation of state education regulations. The certificates - required by the state Education Department for classroom and administrative buildings - expired June 1 and were not immediately renewed, Superintendent Ron Smalls said yesterday. The certificates are typically issued after annual fire safety inspections, which are required by state law. Under state regulations, school districts are required to cease operations in buildings without valid certificates of occupancy, though Greenburgh continued classes throughout the month. Smalls said he was made aware of the situation June 20. He said the certificates were allowed to expire because the district has been operating without a director of facilities, a position cut last year to reduce costs under the contingency budget. Those duties then fell to Stephen Draper, the assistant superintendent for business, who left the district this month, Smalls said. “That’s all this is, is paperwork, filing certain papers and getting this all done,” Smalls said.

Greenburgh schools lack occupancy papers

The Greenburgh Central 7 School District is operating its buildings without valid certificates of occupancy, an apparent violation of state education regulations.
The certificates – required by the state Education Department for classroom and administrative buildings – expired June 1 and were not immediately renewed, Superintendent Ron Smalls said yesterday. The certificates are typically issued after annual fire safety inspections, which are required by state law.
Under state regulations, school districts are required to cease operations in buildings without valid certificates of occupancy, though Greenburgh continued classes throughout the month.
Smalls said he was made aware of the situation June 20. He said the certificates were allowed to expire because the district has been operating without a director of facilities, a position cut last year to reduce costs under the contingency budget. Those duties then fell to Stephen Draper, the assistant superintendent for business, who left the district this month, Smalls said.

]]> By: David Kaplan http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/12/13/greenburgh-residents-meeting-with-superintendent/#comment-19668 David Kaplan Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:50:00 +0000 http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/12/13/greenburgh-residents-meeting-with-superintendent/#comment-19668 When I was a student at Center For Community Adjustment in Wantagh LI, Mr Smalls used my high school diploma as a weapon at tax payers expense. To this day he has shown no remorse for his actions. When I was a student at Center For Community Adjustment in Wantagh LI, Mr Smalls used my high school diploma as a weapon at tax payers expense. To this day he has shown no remorse for his actions.

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