001Good morning, Putham Valley Central School District. I'm Melody Loraca, district clerk. Um, may I please have a motion to open the meeting? So move. Second. All in favor? I. Please join me in standing for the pledge. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Our first order of business would be to appoint me chair proemp for the meeting. May I have that motion? So move. So move. Second. Second. Second. All in favor? I. Thank you. Our next order of business is to administer an oath of office for Sam Oliverio. Congratulations for being reelected. If you can kindly repeat after me. Okay. I, Samuel Olivio, do solemnly affirm that I will support the
002Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duty of the office of trustee board of education according to my uh best of my ability. Congratulations. Thank you. All right. Can I sign this in pencil? I don't have a pen. Here you go. Thank you. The answer will be no. It's okay. now. Okay. And today is 71 25. Okay. There we go. Thank you. And here's your pen. Thank you. Our next order of business would be to uh have an oath of office for Miss Yada. Congratulations to her. she is unable to attend this morning. So, she will take that oath um this next week in the district office and they'll be in the minutes for the next meeting. The next order of
003business would be to nominate a board president. I move to have Barbara Pomaly once again serve as president of the board of education. She has done a phenomenal job. She is always available. She has more wisdom and knowledge of the board of education mechanations and concerns than anybody I've ever met. She is tenacious, works hard, and I I would love to have her remain as our president of the board. I second. You second. Thank you. Okay. But I would like to propose Janette Yedder to nominate her as president of the board. Janette and I have worked together um for three or four years. Um I feel that she has although we agree our goals are always the same the students and taxpayers of Putinham Valley. Um she comes at things from a different perspective I
004think sometimes it's good to have a different perspective. Um so I would like to nominate her for president. Do I have a second? I have a sec. I will second that. Does Janette know she's being nominated for president? No. This is what happens when you don't attend the reorient. That's my No, she and I have talked about it. She and I said, as long as somebody she's open, I don't want her to do it under duress. I want it to be something that she wanted to do and she feels that she does. She feels like she has the time and the relationship with the superintendent and the rest of the board. And I I think it's time. It speaks volumes that we have an empty seat there. And this is my concern. Barbara, you're always
005here. You have always showed up for everything. Everything. Not only that, but your involvement with the New York State uh school boards association is second to none. You are on top of every rule and regulation that comes out of this state. You are a great adviser, a great leader, a great mentor. And simply because you've been in this seat as president for a couple of years does not mean that you should not continue in that capacity. And boy, I can't stress that enough. You are you are a gem and a jewel to us. And I I really would not like to see you not serve in that capacity running our meetings and guiding us as you have for the three years I've been on board and it it's much appreciated. Um and he's the one
006who opened this can of worms when he suggested turmoil. Can I just chime in for a second? Sure. You have been a tremendous president. You are all I know. Certainly. uh any question I ever have, you are able to answer and if you can't answer it, you find the answer for us. Um that being said, we also have to recognize that the weight of the presidency is a lot and Barbara has endured a a challenging year for a lot of reasons. I understand. And if uh if if Barbara feels the need at this point to share the torch, I don't think it's passing the torch. I think it's sharing the torch, then that's something that we should consider. Is it that you do not wish to serve as president? Is that the bottom line? No,
007that isn't No, that isn't okay. Is that the bottom line? There you are. It's not. I don't not want to serve. I would be happy to serve, but I I think it's appropriate to let Janette, but how come take leadership role? What What's the reason for that, Barbara? The reason for that is because I don't think that this is like the Supreme Court. You get a lifetime appointment. I I and I understand that and and we all, you know, any of us could leave the board because we've moved or or we we just don't have the time anymore. That certainly can happen. In the meantime, you have been the president. You carry that knowledge and that wisdom. You're that good. And I'm I'm being selfish. I hate to lose your guidance. And I mean that.
008You've been a great friend and a great provider of wisdom to this board. I I'm begging you to stay on it and accept this nomination. I think that if you want it that you I would back it up. Um I thought that perhaps the reason you were nominating Janette is as Crystal suggested that you perhaps it was too much to put on your plate, but I think you are in a great position to be president and if you'd like to do it again, you're a fantastic leader and that I would support that. Absolutely. if it's simply because just to change for change. I I I don't agree with that. We could do very well. So, I'd like to move the question. I I just want to say though that we are very blessed and fortunate
009to have a president and a vice president that love this town, that love our kids, that love our schools, that love our teachers, that really care about what's happening in this district. So, in either capacity, I think that we are blessed. I agree. I agree. Again, we have a a nomination and a second. Can we do the vote on this? Yeah. Go ahead. So, it would be for uh the first nomination, right? Exactly. So, I would do a roll call vote. I Yeah. I If I seconded the other person, can I vote for Yes. Okay. I And Okay. And you are and your vote? I would vote for Janette. Okay. So, it is still three. So, that's the majority. That's the majority, though. So, congratulations. Yes. Congratulations. Thank you. Thanks. Sorry, Jeremy. You're stuck with
010me. I'll say that. He's happy. He's He's happy. I would have been extremely happy with either. You guys are both amazing. Either way, it was going to be a good thing. So, then I would like to, you know, hand over to your oath of office and then turn the meeting over to I, Barbara Jane Parmley, do solemnly affirm Oh, my eyes that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of President of the Board of Education according to the best of my ability. Congratulations. Outstanding, Barbara. Thank you, Mr. President, my hand, Madam President, thank you. Get it. Get it. Return to your seat now. I'm going to return to my seat now. Thank you.
011You stay and run. What is this? 71. That's my heart. Thank you. There we go. In case it stops working, let my not first official act be to fall on my face as I trip on the cords. This would be bad. Okay. Not your typical vantage point. No. rule looks like different from the second. That's it. I got a whole new angle. So, let me see. Okay. I would like to open nominations for the office of vice president of the board of education. I move Janette Yera as vice president. I second. Um questions or comments? I am happy um I you know to work with Janette as my partner. So, um, I, you know, I'm grateful that that, you know, she's willing to take this on. Um, so all in favor of electing Janette as
012vice president. I roll call. Do we need roll call on that? Well, I heard each one. No. No, we're good. Um, I just want to say that Janette has again, she's not here, so she will take the oath of office when she returns. Um, now let me find where I am on the Janette has served as a mentor for me um for the past year helping me with the board and I'm eternally grateful. She's been very it is actually in our board protocols that the vice president of the board be the mentor for new board members and I knew that and she has done an amazing job for both of us. So we are both grateful. Okay, the next order of business is to ask the superintendent to swear in his oath of office. So
013I, Dr. Jeremy Lu, do solemnly affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York, and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the Office of Superintendent of Schools for the Putnham Valley Central School District effective July 1, 2025, according to the best of my abilities. Thank you and congratulations to all of us. The best of your abilities is more than anybody else we've ever seen. So, we are happy with that. Um, okay. I'd like um to uh district clerk to take her oath of office. I do solemnly swear and affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the district office of district to
014the best of my ab you made everybody else sign. Um we are happy to welcome you Melody and this on your first day your first you started the first meeting so I think it's a great start and we wish you well trust me when I say we you will hear from all of us no doubt no doubt okay so I'm inviting the public to comment on any of the agenda items the public of one um do me Now, it's just a good opportunity to recognize we have some new faces in new places uh here at the DeAs. So, we want to welcome Melody Loraca who's taking over as our confidential secretary and district clerk. So, welcome. Uh we want to welcome Miss Melissa Estraa taking over as our director of uh PBS joining us at
015the table. She's very excited. And I want to recognize that Miss Lavine, while continuing with us, is now under a new title, assistant superintendent. So welcome. Everybody else thankfully is familiar faces. Welcome everybody which is also a good sign. So thank you and we are thrilled with the changes. Uh okay so the consent agenda items and other personal appointments. Um I'd like Mr. O, would you? Yes. Resolve to approve the consent agenda for personnel and other appointments as per items 2 through 39 as presented to the board at this meeting for the 202526 school year. Second questions or comments. Um before Miss Loraca is gonna go through the consent agenda, I just one through we gave her for her second thing. One through 39 of the consent being baptized by fire today. Yes. One week
016we all right. Okay. You're up. It is a lot. So this is the consent agenda. Other business. Yes. You said 1 through39. Okay. So this is to uh approve the CSC CPSC place replacements. Wait, hold on. Sorry. No, this is the first one. Consent agenda personnel. Yeah. Oh, okay. Thank you. Okay. So this would be to approve the superintendent authorizations for the 2526 school year. Approve assistant superintendent of business administration. Approve a uh records management officer, payroll certifi certification officer, purchasing agent, and deputy district clerk for the 2526 school year. Appoint district treasurer of and assistant purchasing agent for the 2526 school year. District records access officer, ESSA coordinator. Um district da coordinator. Appoint McKenna Vento homeless liaison. Appoint additional uh title 9, title 7 and or title six officers. Appoint data privacy officer and
017chief information officer. Building data coordinators, 10-month and school calendar personnel. Appoint district emergency safety coordinators and asbestous designate. Appoint 10-month and school calendar personnel. Appoint chief medical officer. Appoint attorneys relief services. Appoint internal auditor. God bless you. Thanks. Internal auditor. Appoint internal claims auditor. External claims auditor. Board of Board of Registrations. Appoint reviewing, verification, and hearing officials. Appoint section 504 committee chairpersons, section 504 coordinators, district staff as substitutes, translators, tutors, homebound instruction pro protectors, I'm sorry, proctors and chaperones for the 2526 school year. Approve special education faculty members and attend team meetings. Appoint CSE and CPS CPSC chairpersons for the 25 summer and 202526 school year. Approve staff members for the PPS summer testing. Approve elementary school summer programs, teacher substitutes, elementary school teaching, assisting building mentors, hearing officers, student activity treasurers for the middle
018school and high school. Appoint assistant principles and acting principles with full authority of a building principal. CPSC chairpersons, driver education clerical support person, driver education in-class instructor for the 2526 school year, leave of absence for a teacher of a particular tenure area, approved leave of absence for a teacher in a particular tenure area. Again, additional hours for staff members and unpaid time for staff members. I know that's a lot. But and you don't realize how many appointments. Yeah. Job there are exactly, you know, just really to be, you know, to take care of the district. So, um, any other questions or comments? No. All in favor? I opposed abstensions. The resolution passes. Um, okay. The second consent agenda. Resolve to approve consent agenda. Other business items 2 through 26 is presented to the board at
019this meeting. Second questions or comments? Melody, you want to tell us what they are just in case? Sure. Approve superintendent authorizations for the 2526 school year. Assistant superintendent of business administration and district treasurer account signatories. No, we're on the other one. We're on other business. Consent agenda. Other business. It should be the second list. this long one. Yes. Yes. 25 again. 2 through 26. Thank you. The first one's CSE CBSE placements. I have it. Thank you very much. Okay. So, this one was larger, so I kind of opted towards it. So, we're going to approve the CSSE, CPSC placements, the bank designations, bid placements, official newspapers, district memberships and organizations, superintendent memberships and organizations, superintendent attending conferences and workshops during the 2526 school year. Children internet protection um act authorize the board president and or
020vice president to attend impartial hearings. approved vessid online uh list of officers athletic placement process for the 2526 school year annual readoption of policies agreement with fiscal advisor group for the 2526 school year approve agreement with Briger Securities Incorporated agreement with KG&D architectural and engineering services approve agreement with Nicer New York schools insurance reprical for the 2526 school year approve agreement with American Insurance Student Accident Insurance approve agreement with Oric Harrington and Scliffe LLP bond council and uh approve entering I'm sorry authorize entering into agreements for the PPS departments Manhattan Manhattanville University Travelers Casualty Insurity in Company I'm sorry approved 2526 Six school year contracts with Putham County Sheriff's Department. Extend contract for AV installation and maintenance services. Agreement with Omni and TSA ACG compliance services. Approve entering into agreement for co-op bids with Clarkstown
021Central School District and for the 2526 school year and an agreement with Sunni Albany. Uh any other questions or comments? Um Dr. fill up the uh contracts with the Putham County Sheriff or for the SRO's. Correct. Any other questions or comments? All in favor? I oppose abstensions. The resolution passes. Okay, we're moving into new business. uh resolved on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools to adopt the 2025-27 district special education plan as per document 9/26 attached to the agenda and official minutes of this meeting. Second questions or comments? Melissa, why two years? Is it always two years? Correct. Did did parents have any kind of uh input into that plan or so? It's a plan that goes through the regulations um and updates as how the school is responding. Okay. And so there the
022students are evaluated every two years or yearly and the plan is just looked at every two years. The plan is separate from the evaluation process. Okay. But it does speak to that every three years but that's part of New York state regulations. Okay. Any other questions or comments? All in favor? I oppose. Extensions. The resolution passes. Number two, please. Resolved on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools to adopt the 202526 district school counselor plan as per document number 10/26 attached to the agenda and official minutes of this meeting. Second. Questions or comments? All in favor? I opposed. The resolution passes. Number three, please. Whereas the board has determined that is it is appropriate to partially abolish a certain pedagogical position in the district. Now, there be it resolved that the board hereby abolishes a
023point. 6 FTE world language tenure area position, Mandarin teaching position, effective close of business on June 30th, 2025. And be it further resolved that the board clerk is hereby directed to provide written notice to the least senior employer in said tenure area whose position is affected due to the above reference partial abolition effective close of business on June 30th, 2025 in accordance with the provisions of section 3013 of the education law and be it further resolved that said employee shall be notified in writing of the employees placement on preferred eligibility list in the employees tenure area of employment regarding statutory recall rights. Second questions or comments? Understand what this is? Yeah, I'm a little sad to see it go, but I understand why it's going. And I think it's really difficult to have so many
024students in a Spanish class. And I understand that our job as board members is to do what's best for the most for the students. And this would be the best for the most students. Absolutely. Yeah. So, while I'm sad to see it go, my personal things being out of it, I do believe it's the best for the school district. All in favor? Opposed? Abstensions. The resolution passes. Number four, please. resolved on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools to appoint Juliana Peeler to a one-year leave replacement position as a general education teacher at the elementary school effective September 1, 2025 through June 30th, 2026 or sooner at the discretion of the board of education on step one, masters of the PVFT salary scheduled. Miss Peeler holds childhood ed 1-6, students with disability 1 through six,
025and literacy 1-6 initial certifications. Second. Questions or comments? All in favor? I oppose abstensions. The resolution passes. So, I'd like to open it up to the public uh for comments on any agenda item. [Music] This is any topic. Any topic. Correct. I'm sorry. Any topic. Okay. Wait. We comment. Okay. So cute. I want to personally thank the board of education, Jeremy, and all the staff members and team for ensuring that our children maximize their educational experience. Thank you all. Thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you. Uh okay. Upcoming meetings we have um August 21st is our next meeting. So it's going to be almost two months before we meet again. Um have a good summer. There anything that'll be like all the things that have happened over the summer that meeting? Yeah, typically August 21st
026we use that to um we do audit report and uh accepting the the order report because that'll happen throughout over the summer. It's really an opportunity for us to have any sort of last minute appointments, new hires over the summer. Uh making sure all our personnel is lined up for the start of the school year. So typically that meeting there'll be lots of stuff that are added to that agenda throughout the summer. Uh but those are sort of the two main uh tasks that will be handled at that meeting. Okay. Have we found a location for the retreat yet? No. I have not assigned Dr. Lo that job yet. We were still talking. That is the 16th though, right? At Yeah, we we have it scheduled. We just have to find a location. So we
027could do that and we have to pub publicize it. Publicize where it's going to be. Um, yeah. I mean, you know, we can still do it at my house, but you know, if you people feel more comfortable in a school in the school setting, we can do that, too. You know, I'm happy to accommodate whatever the board's will is for that meeting. We can pot wherever we go. 10 of us, right? Yeah. It' be the board and the cabinet, right? So, me, Jackie, Grace, and capitalism. I love that. The cabinet. Five. It's a real term. It's a real thing. Um, okay. Any other comments from board members? Just want to welcome Melanie. Yes. Welcome aboard. I'm I'm sure you you'll do very well and fit in. This is a great family. It really is. And
028uh Jackie, your new position, your your position. Mhm. I'll miss you, Jackie. I want to congratulate Sasha in completing her first years of Sasha. Yes. Thanks everybody. I survived. And you came back today. And I came back. I have to come back for three years. That's true. Just kidding. Um any other comments from board members? Okay. I'd like a motion to adjourn the meeting. So move. Second. All in favor? Have a great summer, everybody.