Business & Operations

The Business & Operations Office oversees the advancement of educational equity by ensuring that all students have equitable access to the highest quality educational opportunities, including coursework, services, and supports which prepare them for success in college, career and as global citizens. This is accomplished through comprehensive long-range strategic planning, alignment of the educational, financial, and capital aspects of District operations, and continuous improvement of management systems and structures.

This office is responsible for budget development and implementation, capital project planning, accounting, purchasing, accounts payable, payroll and the operations of Facilities; Food Service; Safety, Security and Compliance; and Transportation.

Bids, Quotes & Requests for Proposals

Budget Information

Capital Improvements

COVID-19 Relief Funds

SOCSD American Rescue Plan (ARP)/Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act Funding Proposal
Posted July 1, 2021 (on District's former web platform)

As stated during the 2021-22 budget presentation, the District has been allocated $3,696,781 from the American Rescue Plan (ARP)/ Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. This is a grant-funded program better known as the ARP/CRRSA ESSER Monies. The District will be spending these funds based on the draft plan that was previously presented to parents and community members. The majority of this grant is targeted to provide services and supports to students to address learning loss and regression and mental health at all four schools. These supports will run in the summer and throughout the school year and allow every student an opportunity to participate.

• The District has specifically targeted monies to provide additional support for students in the area of reading at the elementary levels.
• The District is also looking to provide ongoing access to the new instructional tools that students learned to use and found highly engaging, including those for social emotional learning.
• SOCSD is also seeking to recoup monies expended related to COVID-19 including, but not limited to, cost of required health and safety training, contact tracing, daily screening tools, cleaning supplies and provision of free school meal service.
• The District will also recoup monies incurred by purchasing technology equipment for staff and students.
• The ARP/CRSSA GEER monies are targeted to:
  • Provide direct support for academic needs at the secondary level through the creation of a student academic support center where students can drop in to request assistance at any time during the day. This will be partnered with the new Tappan Zee High School Counseling Center.
  • To provide additional reading support at the secondary level.
  • To expand fall/spring learning institutes.

Public comment on the proposed use of ARP funding ended on August 20, 2021; CRRSA/ESSER and GEER 2 funds ended on June 15, 2021.