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Superintendent proposes reorganization after CFO resignation to reduce costs and build succession
Summary
Following the resignation of the district chief financial officer, Superintendent Dr. Rendell proposed eliminating the cabinet‑level CFO post, shifting financial oversight to the deputy superintendent, and creating an executive director of financial services position as a lower‑cost successor track.
Brevard Public School Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell told the school board on March 10, 2026 that Chief Financial Officer Cindy Lzinski has tendered her resignation and will depart at the end of the month. Dr. Rendell proposed eliminating the cabinet‑level CFO position, shifting oversight of financial services to Deputy Superintendent Sue Han, and creating an executive director of financial services (described as an assistant or “CFO in training”).
Dr. Rendell said the change would reduce the size of the executive team from nine to eight members and realize salary savings overall while using some of the former CFO salary to fund lower‑paid positions elsewhere in finance and facilities. "This will be a cost reduction in the end," Dr. Rendell said, presenting an organizational chart and explaining that most new or upgraded positions were already included in the approved budget or would be offset by eliminating vacant posts.
Under the proposal, payroll would move to human resources (already overseen by Assistant Superintendent Ryan Defrain) and several new or reclassified positions in facility services would be created (facility planner; manager of environmental health and safety; manager of maintenance operations). Dr. Rendell said the district had identified internal candidates for some promotions and that vacancies created by promotions would not be filled, producing net savings.
Board members asked whether the change was intended as a short‑term measure or a long‑term reorganization. Dr. Rendell said the plan would be tried for "at least a year to 18 months" and could become permanent if it proved effective; if an executive director later demonstrated the capacity to serve as CFO, the district might restore a CFO position.
The board did not take a final vote on reorganizational policy during the March 10 meeting; several job descriptions and an appointment for a director of financial planning, cost analysis and innovation were on the agenda for approval as part of consent items and personnel appointments. The superintendent said he had discussed the reorganization with board members individually and presented the chart to the public to address misinformation about adding positions while cutting elsewhere.
Board members expressed appreciation for Deputy Superintendent Sue Han’s willingness to assume additional oversight and asked for clarity on which savings were realized through attrition and which resulted from role realignments. Administration said the district had already pursued some reductions through vacancies and natural attrition and that school‑based staffing would not be part of the district‑leadership 7% reduction discussed earlier.
