State Monitors: Hempstead Union Free School District (HUFSD)
Summary
Chapter 19 of the laws of 2020, enacted on February 3, 2020, authorizes the Commissioner of Education to appoint a State Monitor to oversee the fiscal and academic operations of the Hempstead Union Free School District (HUFSD).
The above legislation established the powers and duties of the State Monitor. On June 4, 2020, Dr. William Johnson was appointed to this position by the Commissioner. Dr. Johnson’s responsibilities include:
- Working with the HUFSD’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 academic or financial plan.
LegislationÌý(also see "Monitor Laws")
Appointment Letter/Press ReleaseÌý(see Archive below)
Reports for School Year 2022-2023
​Monitor's Semiannual Reports
- Hempstead UFSD Semiannual Monitor Report - August 2023Ìý– State Monitor's academic and financial report for school year 2022-2023
Reports for School Year 2021-2022
- District Quarterly Reports
- Hempstead UFSD Quarterly Report of Monitor Financial RecommendationsÌýOctober 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021 (Posted 10/14/2022)
- Hempstead UFSD Academic Quarterly Report October 1, 2021Ìý–ÌýDecember 31, 2021 (Posted 10/14/2022)
- Hempstead UFSD Third Quarterly Report May 15, 2022 –ÌýDistrict Responses to SED CommentsÌý(Posted 10/14/2022)
- Monitor's Semiannual Reports
- Hempstead UFSD Mid-Year Monitor Update ReportÌý– This academic and financial report covers the time period of July 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022Ìý(Posted 10/14/2022)
Reports for School Year 2020-2021
- District Quarterly Reports
- Hempstead UFSD Final Academic Quarterly Report July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021 Ìý(Posted 2/14/2022)
- Hempstead UFSD Final Fiscal Quarterly Report July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021Ìý(Posted 2/14/2022)
- Hempstead UFSD Academic Quarterly Progress Benchmark ReportÌý–ÌýSubmitted 5/15/2021Ìý
- Hempstead UFSD Fiscal Quarterly Progress Benchmark ReportÌý– Submitted 5/15/2021Ìý
- Hempstead UFSD Academic Quarterly Progress Benchmark ReportÌý–ÌýSubmitted 2/15/2021
- Hempstead UFSD Fiscal Quarterly Progress Benchmark ReportÌý– Submitted 2/15/2021
- Monitor's Semiannual Reports
- Hempstead UFSD Semi-Annual Cover Letter – December 1, 2021Ìý(Posted 2/4/2022)
- Hempstead UFSD Semi-Annual Report - January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021Ìý(Posted 2/4/2022)
- Hempstead UFSD Mid-Year ReportÌý– This academic and financial report covers the time period of July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
- Hempstead UFSD Professional Services Expenditures School Years 2019-20 and 2020-21Ìý–ÌýSubmitted 3/2/2021
Public HearingsÌý(see Archive)
Five Year Academic and Fiscal Improvement Plans
- Ìý(Posted 2/4/2022)
- Hempstead USFD Progress Benchmarks Academic Action Plan - June 30, 2021Ìý(Posted 2/8/2022)
- Hempstead USFD Progress Benchmarks Financial Action Plan - June 30, 2021Ìý(Posted 2/8/2022)
- Letter to the CommissionerÌý- December 1, 2020
- Letter to Superintendent from the Commissioner - December 30, 2020
Links to Regents PresentationsÌý
Annual Reports
- 2021-22 Academic and Fiscal Improvement Plan Annual Update – November 1, 2021
Monitor’s Findings Pertaining to District Proposed Budget
- Hempstead 2022-23 Proposed Budget
- Hempstead 2021-22 Proposed Budget
Hempstead UFSD Archive
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