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State monitor presents draft 2025–27 academic and fiscal plans; controversy surfaces over newcomer program recommendation
Summary
State monitor Jaime Alaseya presented a draft academic and fiscal plan covering 2025–27, noting fewer recommendations than in earlier years and new items including board professional development, superintendent transition support and audits of bilingual/ENL curricula. A recommendation on a newcomer program (RIA) drew immediate opposition from at‑le
State monitor Jaime Alaseya presented a draft academic and fiscal plan for 2025–27 to the Rochester Board’s ESA committee on June 10, 2025, and invited public comment before a scheduled public hearing June 26. The monitor said the plan narrows the district’s required actions compared with earlier years and aligns recommendations to the district strategic plan.
Alaseya listed 44 academic recommendations (down from 92 in an earlier monitor plan) and highlighted five new items: (1) board support and evaluation processes for the incoming superintendent, (2) board professional development with the National School Boards Association (NESBA) on interpersonal governance, (3) required roll call at business and special meetings to show attendance, (4) monitoring the East Upper/East Lower transition from the EPO back to district oversight, and (5) a recommendation to audit bilingual education and ENL curriculum for alignment to the…
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