JUNE 17 BOARD MEETING

001Wednesday, June 17th, Board of Education business meeting is in order at 6:05 p.m. Will everybody please stand for the pledge? >> I pledge allegiance 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. >> Okay, Mr. Thurber. >> Here. >> Mr. Messey is present. Mr. Decker. >> Here. >> Mr. Elsasser. >> Here. >> Mr. Bolger. >> Here. >> Ms. Running Late, and Aaron Novak is on a leave of absence tonight. >> Thank you. Um the exits are to your right and to your left and behind us to our right. Uh subject 2.1, may I please get a motion to approve the agenda as presented and or amended? Evan, Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes

0024 to 0. Thanks for joining me. We're almost done. Subject 3.1, may I please get a motion to approve the minutes of the May 19th, 2026 business meeting as presented at this meeting. Dave, Evan, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 3.2, may I please get a motion to approve the minutes of the May 21st, 2026 business meeting as presented at this meeting. Mike, Evan, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 3.3, may I please get a motion to approve the minutes of the June 1st, 2026 business meeting as presented at this meeting. Mike, Evan, long business meetings, huh? Any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 3.4, may I please get a motion to approve the minutes of the June

0033rd, 2026 business meeting as presented at this meeting. Gabe, Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Uh subject 4.1, statements and reports. Um and before I hand over to Superintendent Hatton, I would just like to thank the community members that went out there and voted for the the revised budget. That was very much appreciated and I'm happy that the the budget did pass. Thank you very much, Gabe. Now I will hand over to Superintendent Hatton. >> Thank you so much. Uh good evening. I want to start this evening by recognizing some of our transportation employees that have got some uh have received some regional and some state awards. So, the Tri-County Transportation Professional of the Year has been awarded to Bobby Sick, who is a dispatcher for our transportation department.

004We also at the Tri-County Transportation Department, our district has the School Bus Driver of the Year, super- uh bus driver Denise Straiten. And then, this was really exciting, the New York State Transportation Driver and Monitor Team of the Year, are Nancy Kaufman and Hazel Pinckney. This is really exciting. >> Woo! >> [applause] >> So, congratulations to all of them and I know they're going to be getting their awards coming up in the next announcement ahead of actually receiving their awards. So, congratulations to each one. >> Great news. >> Um as President Thurber has mentioned on tonight's agenda are the budget revote results. They were Well, the vote was yesterday. We had 438 yes votes and 159 no votes. I believe it's the second highest within the last 10 years. Uh the highest being during COVID

005when people were just mailing their vote their ballots. And so, this is our really our highest in-person in the past 10 years. So, thank you very much to everyone that came out to vote. Um and again, as President Thurber said, the budget did pass and we are very appreciative to the community. On tonight's agenda, there are a couple of facilities committee items. One Uh there are two final payments relative related to the chapel project. We have Let's Go Plumbing. Now that the uh the water tank is completed and that the general contractor got the rest of their money. And so, those are both on tonight's agenda. And I just wanted to give uh the board and the community update on the air conditioning at the elementary school. I don't know if we've actually talked about

006it publicly yet, so I just wanted to just I'll give a quick review. The air conditioning was set to be replaced last summer. The chiller unit wasn't going to be in on time to start the school year. So, we made the decision to wait until the heat of the summer dried off before we even took the old chiller off. The old chiller was taken off, the new chiller put on during the winter or fall winter breaks. Then, we were ready to get it all started up at the spring break. And during spring break, they came in, they started it up, it kind of worked, and then it failed. And what happened was the pumps that are in the basement that bring the water up to the chiller uh failed. They were old, they weren't set

007replaced in the original project, Um and so because those pumps failed, we then had to replace them. And ordering pumps like that has first been designed by an engineer, then they have to be ordered. It took multiple, I think about five to seven weeks for them to come in. Once they're in, it takes about two weeks to assemble them and then actually get them installed and hooked up. So, that process was completed last week. Then the electrician came in, they booted it up again, and what they have found this week is that there's air in the system. And so, they need to release the air out of the system by going around and bleeding all the vents. In that process of hooking up the vents, there are multiple vents that are corroded, so they start

008bleeding air at the highest point, and that's the the vent that's above the gymnasium, and then they go down from there and release air right down. And the vent is corroded, and so that vent has to be replaced. And they're not sure how many are going to be corroded. And if it's corroded and they open the vent, they may not be able to close the vent, which means flooding might happen. So, to prevent that, they are bringing on this Friday, they are bringing as many vents as they possibly can that they might need to replace, and they're going to start at the top and work their way down and go through every single classroom and replace vents as needed and get the air out of the system. So, should be up and running. It was

009scheduled to be done and ready for after spring break, and it's just been a a series of things since then and time wise. But, we are still actively working on it, and everything that comes up, we move through as quickly as possible. >> [clears throat and cough] >> Um, I just wanted to go over on tonight's agenda, and we did discuss this as part of the budget revision process, and but we did not discuss it at a monthly business meeting. Um, and that tonight is the actual board action. So, I just wanted to talk to you a little bit about the reduction in force that is a part of the budget reconsideration process. So, a reduction in force is when you eliminate positions out of the school district. Um, and these are positions in addition

010to the assistant principal which was already announced in May and that's what we're doing tonight. So, on tonight's agenda there are civil service reductions and there are pedagogical certificated reductions. The mechanic, we are moving from two mechanics to one mechanic in the district. Some things that we still have to determine and work on and decide over the summer is when a second set of hands are needed, what that's going to look like. Um, prior to having two full-time mechanics, we had a mechanic and a mechanic's helper. So, we might think to go back to that. It might be able to be a part-time person. Um, we're not sure but we're going to work through that and talk through that. But, we want to figure out what we're going to do with the remaining mechanic. Um,

011also the timeline of repairs, we expect that now to be a little bit longer. So, what will that look like? Um, and then repairs when the mechanic is out won't be possible. So, again, that might affect the timeline. Fortunately, we do have a yellow base for a bus, a nice spare van, but we're not sure exactly what that will look like. But, we are going to be working on a plan to address any potential gaps. Then, we also eliminated the head custodian position. Now, the head custodian is the most senior custodian unit member here. So, he has what are called bumping rights. And so, he would resort go back to being a custodial worker and therefore the least senior custodial worker is actually the affected individual. And the work of the head custodian is being

012reassigned to the buildings grants Also, in the reduction of forces an elementary teacher, and the details for that include that it that will result in the elimination of Spanish at the kindergarten through third grade level. And then also, we eliminated two teaching assistants. The two teaching assistants that were eliminated were for two different reasons. Um first, in during the 2025-2026 school year, we had a child who required a one-to-one who moved out of district. Um so, when we had a teaching assistant that went out on a long-term leave, we did not need to get a substitute long-term sub for that person. Um so, we have now eliminated that position as one of the two positions. Um and then looking forward to 2026-2027, there was a shared teaching assistant between two students, and that has been

013removed from those students' IEPs, and so that is the other TA position that was reduced. To be determined, as we know and we've seen in the past, IEP services are ever-changing and very child-specific. When a child requires an I I has an IEP that requires a teaching assistant, we may have to add that back in. You would look at using grant money, budget money, and and how to fund that at the time. But that is to be determined later. All of these individuals are placed in what's called a preferred eligibility list or a PEL list. Civil service employees go on a PEL list for 4 years, and certificated go on a list for 7 years. So, what does that mean? That means that if a position in the same title opens up within that number

014of years, those people have rights to come back into that position. So, they This process had been reviewed with all of these employees as well as the union leadership at each of the different memberships, and so we are moving forward from there. Um just on tonight's agenda, there is a teaching assistant that is receiving a new position in the district. And so, I just wanted to talk through something and get your feedback as a board about how to move forward with that. So, as we plan for the 26-27 school year, we have a plan for 14 teaching assistants. That's down from 16 that we have currently. In terms of mandated teaching assistants at the elementary school we have two in our UPK classrooms. One planned for the self-contained first and third grade classroom. We have

015two shared or individual teaching assistants. And then, we have one teaching assistant that would be assigned to cover breaks for mandated TAs. And that's because when a mandated teaching assistant if a student has a one-to-one, and that teaching assistant needs to go to lunch, someone else has to fill in for that person. That child cannot go for with go without their one-to-one for that period of time. Um and because we have so many mandated TAs at the elementary school, it does require one full-time person to cover the breaks for all those people throughout the day. Then at the middle school, we have two self-contained TAs, one for fourth and fifth grade, and one assigned to sixth and eighth grade. And then, we have two individuals that are also one-to-one or shared teaching assistant. So again,

016that totals 10 mandated TAs that have to have it by law, whether it's in the UPK regulations or special education IEP. Then we also have included a plan for four additional teaching assistants. >> [clears throat] >> These are non-mandated, but highly recommended. We have two assigned to kindergarten, one in each kindergarten classroom. And then, we have one in each building assigned to in-school suspension and providing a testing lab environment so that students that have separate location on their IEP can go somewhere and have their test read to them or just take their test quietly in a separate environment. So, those are four physician additional positions that we have that are not legally mandated but are part of best practices for school suspension. So, as I mentioned earlier, we do have a teaching assistant that's on

017the agenda to be appointed to another position in the district. Um and if that is approved tonight by the Board of Education, that all opens up a possibility and a decision on how to move forward from there. So, uh and there are two ways forward. One, we have the ability to recall a TA from the PAL list that I discussed a little while ago. Um or if you want to maybe explore eliminating one of the non-mandated TA positions through attrition. Um however, those are positions that previously had been staffed with TA positions. So, at this time I just wanted you to kind of open the floor a bit minute and see where the board was thinking we should go. >> So, So, right now we have 14 with the the TA that's potentially going to

018get a new position in the district, we will go down to 13. >> Correct. >> And then if one of the TAs that we just had to unfortunately let go, we can bring one of them back first. Whoever has more seniority. >> Yep. >> I mean, yeah, I think that's a great idea. And I mean, it's in the budget, so we're we're not adding any additional funds. >> Yeah, as long as it's in the budget, um for bringing someone back, then We do have We currently have 14 teaching assistants in the >> Yes. I I mean, I'm going to agree with you as well. I mean, absolutely we should >> All right. All right, so um again >> What's the I mean obviously you can't I mean we still have to go through this and

019prove the other person but then what what's the next step? Like how how does the the person that was unfortunately had to be let go, what's the the process of getting them back? >> So what we could do is they could be basically placed on the POW list and then nearly immediately notified that they're coming back. >> But like in what then can open up to any other like they're the first people on the list? >> Correct. So when there is a POW list that exists and you have an end up having an opening, you can only pull from that POW list. You cannot advertise for the position. You can't fill the position. They have rights back in seniority order to that position. >> Yes. This is I mean it's I think it's a easy

020yes. It's it's it should happen. >> Okay. All right, at this time we're going to open the floor to administrative reports. I'll have her to start Mr. Brain from the elementary school. You want to talk a little bit about the month of June and how things are going at the elementary school? >> Good evening. Um as we close another remarkable school year at the elementary school, um our students, staff, and families have created some memories that will last will last a lifetime. So you can see up here in our board our third grade students recently had the opportunity um they visited the middle school as part of their transition to fourth grade. This helped ease anxieties, answer questions, build excitement for the next chapter of their journey. Um thank you Mike for hosting us. It

021was wonderful to watch our soon-to-be fourth graders begin envisioning themselves in this new school setting um and all their accomplishments through their elementary [clears throat] years. Thirdly, we also celebrated their venture on field trip to the Bronx Zoo. Despite one of the hottest days of the year, our students in grade three ventured with enthusiasm and resilience, explored exhibits, learned about wildlife, and conservation, and enjoyed spending time with their classmates and their teachers. A special thank you goes out to all the staff and chaperones who ensured that our students stayed safe, hydrated, and engaged throughout the day. Um earlier this month, we enjoyed one of the best field days in recent memory. The weather was absolutely perfect. Last year, while it rained twice, this year we had the perfect day. And the students spent the day

022participating in a variety of activities um designed to promote teamwork, sportsmanship, and a lot of fun. A heartfelt thank you goes out to Coach F for his outstanding organization and the leadership of his beloved event. Also, we're incredibly grateful to our parent volunteers, the PTSA, the Greenwood Lake Lions Club, and the Greenwood Lake Elks Lodge for their generous support and donations. This year, the lunch was a barbecue in our own courtyard featuring hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon, and even some dancing under the tent. Coach F thoughtfully utilized the gym and the art room as cooling stations providing students with opportunities to take a break from the sun when needed. It was a really strong sense of community that made this such a special place and special day. Unfortunately, though, Mother Nature did have other plans for

023our annual picnic at the beach. This year, we were excited to try a new Bagels at the Beach event, which was intended to be a picturesque mo- morning at the beach at the lake, um transformed very quickly into a school-wide picnic where the rain the rain just arrived just in time for breakfast. Um while we might not have had sand between our toes, we did have our classrooms and hallways filled with blankets, towels, beach balls, laughter, smiling families, and turned out to be a great combination with family, staff, and a little creativity, the beach can be just about anywhere. So, also, after all our recent AI trainings, Miss Endorf was even even able to create some remarkably realistic photos that made it look like we went to the beach up on the top there. Um,

024but that is actually on our stage. Yesterday, our students showcased their talents during two outstanding spring concert performances. Our kindergarten and first grade students charmed an audience with enthusiasm, confidence, and joy, and our second and third grade students demonstrated impressive musical growth and stage presence. Special highlight this year was third graders using ukuleles. Under Mr. Poe's leadership, students traded their traditional recorders in for ukulele instruction, learning new musical skills while building confidence and collaboration. The audience was treated to a wonderful performance that showcased both the students' hard work and Mr. Poe's [clears throat] innovative approach to music. The concerts were a wonderful warm celebration of student achievement and creativity. Looking ahead, even though school is just about to close, we are still gearing ahead for a couple more things. We're excited to celebrate our pre-K

025students tomorrow in our pre-K celebration as they prepare to take their next steps into kindergarten. And then, we will conclude the school year events on Monday with our third grade moving up ceremony, where we will proudly recognize the accomplishment the accomplishments of the class of 2026 as they transition here to the middle school. I do wish the eighth graders much success for their graduation as well and everybody a wonderful summer. >> Thank you, Dr. Kelly. >> Thank you. >> That's for the last update. Our health school update? Hey, good evening everyone. The last month of the middle school has been very busy. As you can see by some of the pictures on our slide, you know, this is a busy time for us as we close out many of our activities throughout the year with

026various celebrations. Um May 27th, we had our spring concert. You can see some of our photos in that middle, the bottom middle section where we had our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade concerts. Our students were able to show off their musical talents as well and show how they've improved throughout the year in this final performance. Thanks again to the directors, Mr. Compton and Mr. Pro for their work with the musical program. Also, thank you, Mr. Ferry, for his work with our art students that had some of their pieces on display at both the concert and in the program that was distributed. On the 29th, we had our 7th and 8th grade semi-formal dance. That's that top left photo where you see there's a great picture of all the students dressed to impress as they came

027out to celebrate that event that night. We also had three different recognition recognition events that have taken place recently for the last 2 weeks. We had our athletic award ceremony that took place on June 3rd to recognize all of our student athletes that participated on modified athletic teams throughout the school year. I'd like to thank all of our coaches for their work with these students during each of our three athletic seasons. Picture on the top right is a photo of our volleyball team coached by Mr. Brunelli. This team made GWL modified history by securing their first undefeated season this year. So, we felt it appropriate to add that as our representation of the sports awards this year. We also had our honor roll breakfast on June 11th where we recognize those that achieve Honor Roll

028and or High Honor Roll status during each of the first three marking periods. We took that time to also recognize any students that maintain perfect attendance at that as well. And I'd like to thank the PTSA because they provide the breakfast to all of our students for that event. So again, a shout out to PTSA for all their support and their support of that event. And then finally, we had our Academic Awards Ceremony today, where students were recognized with individual awards for excellence as identified by their individual grade level and special area teachers. So, I would like to thank all of our teachers for working to both identify and select these students. And those teachers that also presented the awards today. This week, we had our annual middle school field day. We had moved that

029off last Friday to get away from the heat and the storms. And it turned out for the best because Monday was beautiful. It was not too hot. It was just a it was a gorgeous day for field day. Students participated in a variety of physical activities, took their turns on the bounce houses, and of course, the always challenging dunk tank experience. On the slide up in the top of the center field day, you'll see students participating in tug of war, which was always a culminating event at the end of the field day activities. And also, the photo to the right of that is a game show activity that we that we brought in this year. [clears throat] All students had an opportunity to partake in that and have a lot of fun with that. So

030again, thanks to our PTSA for their assistance with providing students lunch that day. Thanks to all of our staff that participated. And a big thank you to Mr. Bobowski and Mr. Filipowski for their coordination of the field day activities from the physical education department. Yesterday, we also had seventh and eighth grade students travel to West Point to take part in a field trip focused on the Revolutionary War. That's the photo on the left. On the bottom, the photo uh shows several of our students enjoying the beautiful day in West Point. Afterwards, students and staff visited uh Roe Park in Highland Falls to grab some lunch before returning to the school. And again, thanks to our staff who all attended and chaperoned the event. And big thank you to Miss Chapman and Miss Shepherd for their

031work behind the scenes coordinating many of those trip details. Uh our photo on the bottom right is students uh that were recognized as students of the month for May. May was our uh our theme was determination and June was empathy. And those students uh joined Miss Val Ramos and I for breakfast um to celebrate their recognition. Other recent and upcoming events, uh as Mr. Raines said, we had our third graders visit a visit. We are excited for them to come up to the middle school next year. And we also held um finals week last week for 7th and 8th graders. We had our 8th grade students uh in our honors class take their algebra regions today and they'll take their science biology tomorrow. And of course, finally, our biggest event of the year will take

032place tomorrow night with the 8th grade graduation ceremony scheduled to take place at 6:00 p.m. outside. Graduates should arrive at 5:30. We're looking forward to a night of celebration for this group of students and their family and friends. Just a reminder that students receive a parking pass to share with their families. We will have some additional spots available, however, with an event like this, those spots could fill quickly. Therefore, I would like to invite you to take this opportunity to also mention um those that are planning on attending. We will be running shuttle buses from the American Legion as we have done in years past. Those buses will run from 4:45 to 5:30 and then again after the ceremony for the return trips. And then finally, on Monday, our 8th grade graduates are looking to

033enjoy their annual picnic at the beach. And we are hopeful that the weather does not derail that for us. That is it for the middle school. >> Thank you. >> And congratulations to the girls of the volleyball team. >> All right, curriculum instruction updates and PPS updates from Assistant Superintendent Amy Frost. >> Hi, good evening, and thank you for the opportunity to speak this evening. I wanted to provide uh some updates to our uh summer bridging to kindergarten program. So, our current universal pre-K students and seven other students who did not attend our UPK program have completed the district's kindergarten screening process, and we pleased to report that our incoming kindergarten students for the 2026-2027 school year performed exceptionally well, and no students have been identified as requiring participation in the bridging to kindergarten program

034this summer. As mentioned, 36 of our incoming kindergarten students attended the district's UPK program, with an additional seven students enrolling from outside preschool settings. All incoming kindergarten students met or exceeded the district-established benchmark on the DIAL-4 kindergarten readiness assessment. Additionally, students' overall performance fell within the average to above-average range when compared to nationally norm-referenced standards. As a reminder, the DIAL-4 measures key indicators of school readiness, including motor skills, conceptual development, and language skills. The need for a bridging to kindergarten program is evaluated annually based on student performance data. While we will not be offering the program this summer, we will continue to review student needs each year, and reinstate the program in the future if the need arises. This outcome reflects the strong preparation our students receive prior to entering kindergarten. Special recognition should be

035given to our in-district UPK teachers, Emma LaRosa and Michelle Velez, for their dedication and excellent work in preparing students for successful transition to kindergarten. Uh looking ahead at our K- >> I just want to take a minute and stop and recognize our UPK teachers. And that that that that the difference that we have seen in the incoming kindergarten the last couple of years with having the second class, obviously based on what Miss LaRosa just said, has made a huge difference. I mean, I don't even have to have a summer program anymore to get them ready for kindergarten. It's a beautiful compliment. So, thank you to our UPK teachers. >> Yes. And also, we had additionally this year, thanks to the board, we had an uh pre-K On My Way, a Scholastic program, implemented into the

036two UPK classrooms, which I also think with the PD that the teachers received, and also the teachers themselves implemented the program with fidelity, also showed these excellent results. So, thank you for that. Um growth and achievement across uh K-8, uh performance data reflects consistent academic growth and steady progress toward proficiency in both ELA and mathematics. In K-3, ELA, uh MAP, which is the Measurement of Academic Performance, uh grade level growth range from the 68th to 76th percentile, with strong foundational literacy development supported by grade level DIBELS results, showing high benchmark attainment across the primary grades. In K-3 math, the math growth range from the 70 70th percentile to 85th percentile, with mCLASS data indicating strong numeracy development and high percentage of students meeting or exceeding benchmark expectations. Overall, the K-3 data reflects steady growth in

037foundational skills and continued movement toward grade level proficiency across both content areas. In grades 4 through 8, ELA, grade level math growth ranged from the 60th to 80th percentile. In grades 4 through 6, uh the data reflected continued progress in reading comprehension and benchmark achievement across upper elementary grades. In grades 4 through 8 math, grade level math growth ranged from the 60th to the 88th percentile with students demonstrating consistent growth aligned with national norms and steady development in mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills. Across grades 4 through 8, the data reflected sustained academic progress with growth distributed across grade levels and continued movement toward proficiency in both literacy and mathematics. Overall, across all grade bands, the district has seen stable and meaningful academic growth supported by targeted instruction and continued focus on foundational skill development and

038student learning progressions. Thank you to all our teaching faculty and support staff for a year of tremendous growth and academic achievement. As I conclude this report, I would also like to recognize an individual whose service has meaningful and lasting impact in our district. Rather than use of service to the Human Lake School District, Heather Weinberg has made a lasting impact on our students, families, and staff. Her dedication, leadership, and commitment to supporting students has strengthened our programs and student [clears throat] community. While we are saddened to see her leave the district, we are excited for her as she begins the next chapter of her career in special education administration. We thank Heather for her many contributions and wish her continued success and happiness in the years ahead. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >>

039Well, and then I also just wanted to add to that and take a minute to recognize Barry Goldberg who unfortunately wasn't able to be here this evening, but he served two terms as a trustee and I think he was a trustee in Colony for the time for 6 years. Um and really did a fantastic job. Really dedicated himself to learning, understanding, and doing what really focus on what's best for students. So, he was recognized by the Department of School Boards Association at their annual meeting and dinner last month or I think it was actually earlier this month. Um and then we have a little something that we'll pass on to him. But, thank you, Aaron. This is not an easy job to volunteer for, and it really should be I think potentially be a paid

040position, but in New York. But, you spent a lot of hours through that multiple committees, even on the budget committee, on the audit committee at one point. He was on the facilities committee almost the entire time. And so, he really just dove into this title and this position. So, thank you. >> He also suffered all of us to join the board as well. >> Okay, and then there's my report for today. Thank >> Okay, thank you very much. Okay, moving along. Uh Ian Chester, any updates? >> Yeah, um not much. I mean, it's the end of the year. As you're probably aware, that their budget passed um and recent exams are coming up for the four kids that are there. Um and their graduation will be on June 25th at 6:00 p.m. So, that's going

041to be their wrap up of their school year. >> And I know Patty's not here. I was trying to find um when the Warwick's graduation is. Does anybody know off the top >> It is the second of August, next Saturday. It's next Saturday. >> Okay. What's the date? >> The 27th. All right, so Warwick's graduation is next Saturday, the 27th. Okay, Mike, uh Nisba Oxba updates? >> Uh there's no updates. I wasn't able to attend the Oxba meeting. Oxba we had a lot of open personal One guy here. Um so, there's nothing. We'll meet next Uh that all stops for summer. start again in September. So, that's all for me. >> Okay. Facilities, I mean Sarah just went over everything that's going on right now with the the district and and what's what the issues

042we currently have. We're going to do some things on tonight's agenda. Audit committee? Nothing. Anything with budget committee? >> [laughter] >> Well, it was a long road, but thank you again for the community for for going out and even if you didn't vote yes, I mean that you can just see how many people went out and voted and that was a great turnout either way. So, thank you again. Policy committee? Nothing? Okay. I don't see anybody here from the PTSA, but does anybody have any updates? Thank you PTSA for everything that you do throughout the year. I don't see anybody from the building and grounds today. Okay, thank you. And then I know Bill Boss is always around and helping us. If you need anything, we could always just reach out to Bill. >> I

043did and I did attend policies monthly business meeting this month to thank them for their support during this budget reconsideration process. I just went and made that statement during the public >> Privilege of the floor. Thank you. Sure thing on that. I made a statement about the public board thanking them, but I'm thanking them and then the team that came tonight for the public forum and how much we appreciate their support because as a small district, we don't have some of the resources that some of the larger districts have and you just how meaningful and impactful their work was. So, I did share with them what had happened and Bill was very pleased. >> Great. And thank them again for all coming down. They were great help during the community forum. Uh subject 5.1, privilege

044of the floor. Okay. Go ahead. Yeah, [clears throat] I got to just read this really quick. I apologize. If I don't do it tonight, then you know, I'll get in trouble next time. Uh public comment at meetings. Public expression at meetings shall be encouraged and the following guidelines are intended to promote an orderly procedure for public comment participation. The public will be given the opportunity to address the board regarding items of interest and concern during the privilege of the floor section of each monthly regular board meeting. Anyone wishing to be heard must sign in on the public comment form prior to the start of the business meeting or or speaking. Speakers will be asked to state their name before addressing their question or statement to the board. Speakers may be limited to 3 minutes each

045in their comments or questions. Speakers are to have the right to speak without interruption in order to address the president of the board. Comments are regarding specific personnel Comments regarding specific personnel will be ruled out of order and referred to the superintendent. Speakers will not be recognized for a second time until all who wish to speak have been given the an opportunity. The more The board may suspend privilege of the floor if it's determined that the continued discussion on a particular topic will prevent the board from completing its scheduled business or if one of the above guidelines are not adhered to and continued participation is deemed to be disruptive. Okay. All yours. >> Thank you. Good evening again, Michelle Ring, principal of Green Meadow Elementary School. Um as many of you know, this is my

046final Board of Education meeting as the principal of Green Meadow Lake Elementary School. Since the May board meeting when my resignation was accepted, I've had the opportunity to connect with students, families, and staff, and I realized that I wanted to take a few moments tonight to express my gratitude to the community before my time here comes to a close. Over the past 2 years, Greenwood Lake has become much more than a place where I worked. It's become a community that I genuinely um grown to care about. Together, we have celebrated successes, navigated challenges, embraced change, and always remained focused on what matters most, which is our students. As I reflect on my time here, I'm filled with the gratitude for the people who have made this experience so meaningful to me. First and foremost, I

047want to thank our students. They are the reason that we are all here. Over the past 2 years, I've had the privilege of watching them learn, grow, persevere, achieve, and become kinder, more confident young people. From welcoming our youngest little learners on their very first day to pre-K to watching our third graders prepare to move on to middle school has been a joy has been a joy to be a part of their journey. To the parents and families, thank you for your partnership, trust, and support. Schools are strongest when families and educators work together, and I have appreciated the way this community comes together for its children. Whether volunteering at events, supporting learning at home, attending concerts and celebrations, or just simply entrusting us with your children every day, your commitment has made Greenwood Lake

048a special place. To my teachers, teaching assistants, aides, support staff, office staff, custodians, cafeteria staff, nurses, counselors, specialists, and everyone who contributes >> [clears throat] >> success of the building, thank you. The work you do is not easy, and it's often unseen by others, but it matters so deeply. I've been inspired by your dedication, professionalism, and compassion, and unwavering commitment to the students. It's been an honor to work alongside you. Also, thank you to Superintendent Padden and your cabinet and the Board of Education for the opportunity to serve the community. I I the support, guidance, and trust that you have provided me during my time here. We have accomplished a great deal over the past 2 years. We strengthened our focus on data-informed instruction and intervention. We established professional learning communities and student support team

049meetings to better support students and staff. We continued building systems of support for students academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally, and worked to ensure that every child feels seen, supported, challenged, and valued. While I'm proud of those initiatives, what I will remember most are not the programs or the meetings. Definitely not the meetings, but I will remember the people. I will remember that greeting the students every morning, reading to classes, celebrating accomplishments, sharing laughs with staff, partnering with partnering with families, and experiencing all these little moments that make a school community feel like a family. This year, our theme at Human Lake School was small steps, big impact. And I cannot think of a better way to describe Human Lake. The impact of this community is not found in one grand event or major accomplishment. It

050is found in all the small moments. So, as I prepare for my next chapter, I leave with tremendous gratitude and pride. The relationships that I've built here and the memories we created together will stay with me for the rest of my career. I shared with my teachers the other day that my grandfather would always say, "You don't say goodbye to the people you care about. You just simply say, 'So long for now.'" So, to the students, families, staff, administration, and to you, the Board of Education, and entire Human Lake community, this is not a goodbye. It's just simply "So long for now." Thank you for the privilege of serving as your principal. >> Thank you. Thank you [applause] very much. Sorry. And that's my time, so I'm Okay. Um brother would like to jump on

051the floor. Anybody else? >> [snorts] >> Okay, thank you. Okay. Okay, subject 6.1. May I please get a motion to accept the results of the 2026-2027 special district meeting for budget revote as presented. Mike, Evan, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.1. May I please get a motion to approve the May 2026 financial reports as presented at this meeting. Abe, Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.2. May I please get a motion to approve the 2026-2027 Board of Education meeting calendar and approve the date of the organizational meeting as presented. Abe, Kevin, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.3. May I please get a motion to accept a generous donation from Joan Finn for the John P. Finn Achievement Award as presented.

052Mike, Evan, thank you very much for the donation. Um any other discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.4. May I please get a motion to abolish one FTE elementary classroom teaching position and two FTE teaching assistant positions as presented. Evan, Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.5. May I please get a motion to abolish one FTE automotive mechanic position and one FTE custodial worker position as presented. Mike. Evan. Any discussion? All in favor? Okay. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. Hold on one second before we approve that. Uh may I please get a motion to uh abolish one FTE head custodial worker >> So what it is what it is is it's one FTE automotive mechanic and one FTE head custodial worker position. >> Dave, Mike. Sorry about

053that. All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.6. May I please get a motion to ratify the MOA for the bus drivers and school monitors unit as presented. Mike, Kevin. Any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.7. May I please get a motion to execute consultant agreements with the following providers for the 2026-2027 school year as presented. Kevin, Mike. Any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.8. May I please get a motion to approve Rockland BOCES cooperative energy purchase services service as presented. Dave, Ian. Any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5-0. Subject 7.9. May I please get a motion to approve the continuation of reserve funds as presented. Mike, Evan Any discussion? All in favor? I, motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 7.10, may I please

054get a motion to approve the appropriation of funds in the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund as presented. Kevin, Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I, motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 7.11, may I please get a motion to approve final payment to Let's Go Enterprise for final payment for the capital project number 001-027 and 002-016 as presented. Dave, Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I, motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 7.12, may I please get a motion to approve final payment to Butler Construction Group for capital project number 001-027 and 002-016 as presented. Dave Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I, motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 8.1 May I please get a a motion to accept with regret the resignations of Edna Auerfeld as library media specialist and Maureen Joseph, Jane Leddy, Karen

055McNamara, and Diane Tramarchi as elementary teachers effective the close of business June 30th, 2028 as presented. Mike >> Yeah, so that's 2 years from now just for everyone. It's not immediate, it's not happening this year. It's June 30th of 2028. >> Mike >> Uh, sorry, I think Kevin. Um, any discussion? >> Uh, yeah, just a quick quick comment. Um, uh, like with the, you know, you know, the elevated tax increase um, that we anticipate coming, we decided to offer this retirement incentive for the long-term planning of the district. Um, and, you know, through attrition um, to save money long-term and alleviate the tax tax payers and help us plan future budgets. >> Okay. Thank you. Any other discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 8.2. May I please get a motion

056to accept with regret the resignation of Heather Greenberg as school psychologist as presented. Evan, Mike, any [clears throat] discussion? Thank you, Heather, for everything that you did for the district while you were here, and good luck in your future position. Um, all in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. A motion uh, subject 8.3. May I please get a motion to accept with regret the resignation of Colleen Green as purchasing agent as presented. Ian, Mike, any discussion? Thank you again for your services and and good luck in your future position. Uh, all in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 8.4. May I please get a motion to accept the resignation of Colleen Dwyer as teaching assistant as presented. Mike, Evan, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 8.5,

057may I please get a motion to appoint Colleen Dwyer as principal account clerk as presented. Evan, Mike, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 8.6, may I please get a motion to appoint Cathy Castaldo as an extended school year special education medical and fragile home-bound student instructor as presented. Mike, Evan, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 8.7, may I please get a motion to appoint Jessica Colon as an extended school year instructor as presented. Evan, Ian, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Subject 9.1, may I please get a motion to accept the CPSE and CSE recommendations as presented at this meeting. Mike, Dave, any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Oh, almost there. Subject 10.1,

058may I please get a motion to adjourn to executive session regarding the employment history of a particular person or persons. Please note after we will not be returning to public session. Evan, Dave, all in favor? I. Motion passes 5 to 0. Uh the next we're going to have two meetings in July. The next organizational meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026. And then the next Board of Education business meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 22nd. Both meetings will be held in the municipal auditorium at 6:00 p.m. Thank you very much, everybody. Enjoy your summer.