Complex sentence: Chancellor Ramon Cortines appointed him chair of the New York City Commission on School Facilities and Maintenance Reform; the commission concluded the schools needed billions in new investment, Levy, Harold O., et al (1995).
Split into simpler sentences: Chancellor Ramon Cortines appointed Levy chair of the New York City Commission on School Facilities and Maintenance Reform. The commission concluded the schools needed billions in new investment, Levy, Harold O., et al (1995).