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Norwalk: Corda Hasn’t Turned In His Homework


by turfgrrl


July 16th, 2007 · 10 Comments

I am delighted to report that Superintendent Sal Corda has not turned in his homework. Although, under the grading policies he’s been suggesting that would mean he gets to skip summer school and work on his golf. He may need it, apparently he has a problem with slicing. Let’s look at this startling statute in the Norwalk code book:


  CODE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, v166 Updated 03-01-2007

    CHARTER AND SPECIAL ACTS

        CHARTER and RELATED LAWS

            Part 2, Board of Education

                    § 1-520. Board reports.  


§ 1-520. Board reports.
  Said Board shall, at the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the Mayor a full report of its proceedings during said year, with a statement showing the total amount of money received and expended for the support of said schools, and, at least once in each month, shall transmit to the Mayor a detailed statement of expenses incurred during the preceding month, and said expenses shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of said city. (Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 168; Sp. Laws 1921, No. 189, § 5.)
source: Norwalk Code Book

It’s the at least once in each month that I am zeroing in on. With nothing posted on the BOE website, and having seen the answers that Corda has reported in the past, the detail of any BOE expense, is in my opinion non existent. Because if he supplied, oh say catering, third floor, like he was supposed to then we’d all see that somebody is indeed getting a free lunch.

Will Mayor Moccia, tackle this obvious flaunting of Norwalk City Code by his errant School Superintendent? Only time will tell. But I bet a couple of BOE members will ask to see it too. It might even prompt a monthly meeting of the BOE finance committee, you know the one, Corda says there’s no need for, since no one knows what the expense for the school year till the end of the school year. Yeah right.

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10 Responses so far ↓ “Norwalk: Corda Hasn’t Turned In His Homework”



  • 1 Aunt Bertha // Jul 16, 2007 at 8:08 pm

    I think that would be a splendid idea for the BOE finance committeee to met once a month. It would get the spread sheet done with more exacting line items and the overages would be identified with explanation.I don’t see why anyone would want to do business any other way. Why can’t common sense prevail? It would be a wonderful way to prove where the money is being spent. I hope that the community demands this practice to be followed. I beleive that it used to be this way and people lost their positions when that report was not done. I think they call that accountability.

  • 2 Aunt Bertha // Jul 16, 2007 at 8:10 pm

    I meant meet. :)

  • 3 Beach Bum // Jul 16, 2007 at 10:44 pm

    Does anyone know for sure that the BOE is not following the above stated statute? It can be just the lower administrators from both sides passing the info around w/out the higher-ups knowing anything about it.

  • 4 Anonymous // Jul 16, 2007 at 10:49 pm

    #3-The BOE does not question the Superthay allow him to do whatever he feels like doing. Lower admis are not responsible for doing his work. He is the Boss and is there to make sure that things get done. If you have ever been at a BOE or council meeting you would see his arrogance and downright rudeness if someone dares to question anything. He gets mad and acuses people of calling him a liar etc. So no, this cannot be blamed on anyone other than him.

  • 5 Beach Bum // Jul 17, 2007 at 8:51 am

    #4. Have you ever worked for a govn’t bureaucracy? You do not need elected officials to tell the lower echelon how to pass information around. They may be doing it for years because they’re been around for years, far longer then any of their elected or appointed bosses. Corda may be responding arrogantly simply because he does not know the answers, which of course is no excuse. I bet those numbers are floating around somewhere at city hall. Corda probably does not know how to work the Norwalk education bureaucracy. As Joanne Romano said in previous postings, it usually takes about a year or 2 to understand the workflow at any new job. How long has Corda been with us? About 5 yrs. Maybe its time the mayor &/or the BOE think about not renewing his contract.

  • 6 Anonymous // Jul 17, 2007 at 9:01 am

    Beach Bum-You are correct, Corda has been there long enough to understand what his duties are and since the BOE has given him full control over everything and hestitates to questions his policies, it all falls into his lap and proves that a financial dirstor is needed and more accountabilty is needed as well as members of the board taking the responsibilities the voters have given them and do their job correctly. Ms. Romano is correct in her accessment as well, it does take time to learn the ropes but this has gone beyond the learning time frame into complete arraogance and nonconformance on the part od Mr. Corda.

  • 7 anonymous // Jul 17, 2007 at 3:46 pm

    Who’s running for Board of ED this fall?

  • 8 Beach Bum // Jul 17, 2007 at 3:51 pm

    But let’s get back to the above stated statute. If there are no monthly expense reports floating around, can this law be used to start the process in releasing Corda from his contract? Or better yet would this force the BOE elected members to obey the law by demanding the superintendent produce verifiable monthly expense reports which then can be submitted to the mayor?

  • 9 Anonymous // Jul 17, 2007 at 4:13 pm

    Beach Bum -Of course the statute is already in place but as Mr. Corda has indicated in the past, the finance committee meets at their discretion and he feels not need to change that. So who’s watching the chicken coop? The chickens are running wild!

  • 10 Beach Bum // Jul 17, 2007 at 6:46 pm

    Anonymous, please read my post #3 , 2nd statement. post #5, 2nd & 3rd statements. Is this possible in the Norwalk ed system?

    If it has been thoroughly checked that no monthly expense reports have ever existed, then I would suggest that someone in authority use his/her power to make sure the law is obeyed.

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