School Board Member Training
Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability

Why These Classes are Important

The responsibility for the accountability, integrity, oversight, and safety of school district resources rests with the Board of Education. Board members need to understand their legal responsibilities, and what is happening in their district, what is needed, and what can be done to meet their fiscal responsibilities. They must direct the decisions needed to maintain the fiscal health of their school district. This class is an introduction to these responsibilities.

Board members and their agents (Board Officers and appointees) must act to protect the district’s resources from mismanagement and/or fraud. and potential fiscal instability. The reputation and financial health of the school district rest on good Board of Education fiscal decisions and the knowledge of individual Board members.

Class Objectives

Provide participants with an understanding of the legal structure of school districts

Give an overview of Chapter 263 of the Laws of 2005 – Fiscal Accountability

Discuss roles of school boards and board officers to maintain fiscal responsibility and accountability

Review the fiduciary duty of the board and responsibilities of individual board members

NYS Approved Presenters
Mr. Eugene Cvik, Controller
Dr. James M. Merrins, Executive Program Administrator

Sponsor
Sponsored and administered by
Educational Leadership Institute
James M. Merrins, Ed.D., Executive Program Administrator
SUNY Oswego - School of Education
Linda Rae Markert, Ed.D., Dean
Department of Educational Administration
Suzanne Gilmore, Ed.D., Chairperson