Financial Recovery Advisory Committee
Financial Recovery Advisory Committee
The sole purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide recommendations and feedback to the Chief Recovery Officer on the development and implementation of the Scranton School District financial recovery plan. Meetings will be held monthly. Members of the Advisory Committee will serve without compensation.
Dr. Candis Finan - Chief Recovery Officer
Missy McTiernan - SSD Superintendent of Schools
Patrick Laffy - SSD Business Manager
Ann Grebeck - SSD Director of Elementary/Federal Programs
Robert Gentilezza - SSD Director of Compliance
Julie Maloney - SSD Supervisor of Transportation and Technology
Robert Rucker - SSD Director of Operations
Kevin Kearney - SSD Assistant Supervisor of Transportation, Operations, & Asset Management
Luann Henihan - SSD Building Supervisor (Scranton High School)
Al O'Donnell - SSD Elementary School Principal
Rosemary Boland - SFT President
Kevin Williams - NEIU Director of Educational Technology
Dr. Christopher Shaffer - Abington Heights Superintendent of Schools
Mr. John Marsico - Howard Gardner School Business Manager
The Honorable Thomas Welby - PA house of Representatives
The Honorable Kyle J. Mullins- PA House of Representatives
The Honorable Marty Flynn - PA State Senate
Jessica Eskra, Esquire - Solicitor for the City of Scranton
Joseph O'Brien - Mayor's Representative for the City of Scranton
Gus Fahey - Community Representative
Maria Stanton- Community Representative
Roseann Polishan - Special Education Advocate
Scranton School District Board of Directors
Tara Yanni - President
Ro Hume - Vice President
Danielle Chesek
Carol Cleary
Sarah Cruz
Catherine Fox
Katie Gilmartin
Ty Holmes
Sean McAndrew
Ian Tyson - Senior Managing Consultant, PFM Group Consulting LLC
Malik Jarvis - Analyst, Budgeting & and Consulting - PFM
Nicole Westerman - Reporting on Capital Projects - PFM
Meeting Video Recordings
1-26-22 - SSD Financial Recovery Meeting
12-22-2021 - SSD Financial Recovery Meeting
11-17-2021 - SSD Financial Recovery Meeting
10-27-2021 - SSD Financial Recovery Meeting
09-29-2021 September Financial Recovery Meeting
08-25-2021 August Financial Recovery Meeting
07-28-2021 Financial Recovery Meeting
07-30-2021 Financial Recovery Meeting
05-26-2021 Financial Recovery Meeting
04-28-2021 Financial Recovery Meeting
03-24-2021 Financial Recovery Meeting
01-26-2021 Financial Recovery Meeting
12-16-2020 Financial Recovery Meeting
11-18-2020 Financial Recovery Meeting
10-28-2020 Financial Recovery Meeting
09-29-2020 Financial Recovery Meeting
08-26-2020 Financial Recovery Meeting
07-29-2020 Financial Recovery Meeting
The Advisory Committee for the Recovery Plan met online on April 30, 2020. After introductions, the Chief Recovery Officer (CRO) provided a review of the Scranton School District’s calendar year budget which begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. The 5-year Recovery Plan’s Fundamental Initiatives were reviewed.
How do we Balance the Budgets for 5 years, Pay all the Bills in a timely manner and provide pay raises (either CPI--2.2%) for all groups, and fix the critical capital projects necessary for keeping the doors open and not cut programs or personnel?
I discussed how raises could be provided if cuts were made to healthcare spending and increasing teacher loads at the high schools, reducing all overtime and extra duty pay and asking everyone to not get paid for 5 days for 2019-2020. It is a real bargain! Even with all that (which would have to be approved by the unions, SSD could just balance the budgets from 2019-2024.
