Karina Báez

The Board meeting agenda included a retirement celebration, acceptance of the Treasurer's and Claims Auditor's reports, and various action items. Key agenda items featured personnel appointments, resignations, and transfers, as well as business and finance resolutions concerning service contracts for special education, nursing, and therapy services. Additionally, the Board reviewed general fund appropriation transfers, authorized the issuance of serial bonds for school vehicle purchases, approved an amendment to a banking agreement, and accepted a donation from the Harbor Hill School PFA. The meeting also addressed curriculum and instruction matters, including the acceptance of Committee on Special Education and Committee on Preschool Special Education stipulations, and the approval of a staff member's attendance at a national summit.

The Board of Education meeting featured recognition of the district's Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars and the Class of 2026 Valedictorian. Key actions included personnel appointments, resignations, and transfers. The board accepted the Claims Auditor's reports for the second and third quarters of the fiscal year. Business items included approval of various contracts for nursing services, consulting, catering, and health and welfare services, as well as capital budget transfers and the rejection of bids for ballfield improvements. The board also declared various items as obsolete, approved travel for student forensics and track teams, adopted the annual budget for voter presentation, and accepted internal audit reports regarding risk assessment and payroll cycles.

The Board recognized students for their achievements in the Long Island Physics Olympics and discussed personnel appointments, resignations, and tenure milestones. Key business actions included the approval of various service contracts for health, welfare, consulting, and transportation services, along with several budget transfers for maintenance and legal expenses. The Board approved the Nassau BOCES administrative budget, cast votes for BOCES Board seats, and accepted a revised corrective action plan regarding the district's management letter and extraclassroom activity funds. Additionally, the Board authorized the disposal of obsolete district equipment.

The board discussed the annual budget vote and election results, including the approval of the school district and library budgets, and various propositions for capital expenditures and capital reserve funds. The agenda included personnel action reports for various appointments, resignations, and terminations. Financial items covered contract amendments, capital budget appropriation transfers for various school facility improvements, and the rejection of bids for coach bus services. Additionally, the board approved management of textbook distribution, the creation of new high school clubs, student travel for athletic competitions, staff travel for professional development, and the destruction of election ballots from the previous year.

The meeting included a budget hearing and recognition of several student and staff achievements. Key action items involved personnel appointments for various teaching and bus supervision roles, as well as adjustments to rates for nurses. The Board approved several health and welfare service contracts with neighboring school districts and authorized agreements for athletic training and tutoring services. Additionally, the Board reviewed and approved general fund appropriation transfers for equipment and vehicle repairs, payment for legal services, and various special education program stipulations and professional development attendance.