Roosevelt's School Superintendent Resigns

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Ronald Ross, the embattled Roosevelt school superintendent, has resigned effective June 30 with one year remaining in his contract, and a new chief executive is being sought for New York's only state-run school district, Newsday reported Friday.

During his nearly three years as superintendent of Nassau County's poorest school district, Ross turned a budget surplus into a deficit projected at $9.5 million. But in announcing the resignation Friday, State Education Commissioner Richard Mills focused on Ross's achievements, such as improving student security at Roosevelt High School and overseeing reconstruction of two elementary schools, the paper reported.

"The superintendency is a relay, not a marathon," said Mills, who appointed Ross to the superintendency and who has admitted that he himself should have kept a closer eye on district finances, according to the paper. "Mr. Ross has done his best, and I thank him for his service to the children of Roosevelt."

-- NYSSCPA.org News Staff

Posted on 4/20/07