The latest meeting of the Roslyn Public Schools Board of Education will be held this Monday, Aug. 16. The meeting will be held in the Roslyn High School auditorium and will begin at 8 p.m. The meeting is being rescheduled from its earlier planned date of Thursday, Aug. 12.

As always, the community is invited to attend the meeting and participate in an "opportunity for guests" to ask questions and provide input to the evening's proceedings.

As if all the recent turmoil surrounding the district following the embezzlement scandal hasn't been enough, the board's new president, Stanley Stern, is recovering from an automobile accident that occurred in late July in Pennsylvania. The accident injured both Stern and his wife, Barbara. The accident was considered serious, but at press time, school district officials are hopeful that Stern will be able to attend the Aug. 16 meeting or perhaps take part i it by a telephone connection.

Last week, Stern issued a statement to all local residents:

"On behalf of my wife, my family, and myself, I want to thank all of our Long Island friends and the Roslyn community for the outpouring of support shown to us in the aftermath of our unfortunate accident.

"My wife is progressing in her care at North Shore LIJ; and I have received excellent treatment at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Going forward, I will be undergoing some additional medical procedures at Manhattan's Hospital for Special Surgery.

"I want to assure the Roslyn community that I am in contact with the school administration and my fellow board members. I am fully confident that the business of the Roslyn School District is progressing in competent, trustworthy hands."

The Aug. 16 meeting, which is being termed a Public Business Meeting, will discuss several important issues. Board members plan a discussion with local residents on how to best fill the current vacancies on the BOE. The board also hopes to receive the findings of a newly created Forensic Audit Committee.

The school district is already under an audit being conducted by the offices of New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi. School board members who have resigned in recent weeks are Michael Barkan, the board's former vice president, and Ellen Seigel.

Future issues facing the board include finding an Interim Superintendent for the district and later on, hiring a superintendent on a more permanent basis. The board is already scheduling interviews for candidates to the interim position. The search for a "permanent" superintendent could take up to a year before a candidate is selected.

The past few weeks has seen little news on the embezzlement front. In late July, Thomas Galinski, the supervisor of building and grounds for the school district, resigned his position after earlier being placed on suspension with pay. Galinski had been suspended for billing the district for personal trips he had taken over the past five years.

Meanwhile, Pamela Gluckin, the former school district employee whose alleged embezzlement of district funds touched off the ongoing scandal, will make another appearance at Nassau County Criminal Court in Mineola on Monday, Sept. 20.

Ms. Gluckin appeared at that same court on July 13, where she delivered an affidavit claiming that having her assets frozen might result in the loss of three homes she currently holds a mortgage on. Published reports have stated that Ms. Gluckin and her husband have debts of up to $1.7 million.

-by Joe Scotchie