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Part 3: August 26, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

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YouTube / Elmsford Union Free School District
Date
2025-09-03
Location
Westchester County, NY
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977 words · about 6 min
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2026-06-08

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001of what we want for the district. Um, appreciate that. Um, and thank you for the presentation. I'm going to just take a quick minute um to thank everyone for their hard work over the summer because you detailed all of the from the capital improvements to we have new staff that came in and they've been working tremendous hours to get up to speed. Um, they may not realize it, but we do get those reports. We do hear um our superintendent does get back to us and let us know of of all the hours that you know people are putting in um above and beyond what they needed to do just to get up to speed especially some of our new employees um to our facilities um directors uh Mr. Freeze um and Mr. Curry the amount

002of workload that you guys have taken on this summer is extraordinary um and Mr. freeze. You've been through two years now. Um, starting with the excellent job that we did with the parking lot. Um, professionalism um, and just the execution in the way you do things um, is appreciated because the final outcome of what we see without problems, without having to go back and rework um, you know, is noted. So, uh, and this summer has been, you know, a tremendous amount of work. Um I know we still have more to do. Um and again to Mr. our deputy superintendent um Mr. Yap what he accomplished in such a short period of time with technology um is remarkable. Um we're lucky to have such talented people in this district and the amount of commitment that they

003put into um their jobs without being told why didn't you do this or hey can we do that? We're getting reports back to this board of hey we did that. This is now up and running. um give me a week and we're going to have this cameras up and we're testing this. Um it it's it's a pleasure to be on the board and see such um professionalism and you know accountability for what they do. So um just want to take a moment to recognize all the hard work that's gone in this summer by our entire staff and in preparation for the school year. I mean if you walk around the floors are shining. You walk up the stairs. I don't think I went to school here. I don't think I've ever seen this. You can

004see a reflection in the stairs. Um, it's pretty impressive, you know. So, and I'd like everyone to take a minute, you know, if they haven't, when they walk out the new staircase, it's been rebuilt the sides of the walls. It's structurally um finally done correctly. We didn't put a band-aid on it. We actually did it. And um our superintendent really greenlighted that with um our deputy superintendent and really noticed we got to do it right. You know, tired of the little band-aid it done and Mr. Freeze overseeing it with Mr. Curry. And look at the final product. It really came out nice. And uh all of the stones have been reset that line the the edge of the little half wall there for the field and the ones that go out there. So there's no

005loose stones. Kids aren't going to slip. Um little things that people might not notice, but our staff did and they took it upon themselves to say, you know, we were fixing this, but we noticed three other things. Um let's fix it now. Um, so thank you for what you guys do and our board does really appreciate it. Thank you, >> Susan. Just one thing that that I didn't notice on the on the slides and I think might be important is is in addition to all the excellent and positive things you said in your and your priority goals. Um, getting the word out, you know, rebranding district, um, letting people know the track we're on now, the quality of education that their students and their children may receive here. um maybe trying to engage with the

006families that live in district that are spending money on tuition, sending their kids to private schools and let them know that they have a a really great choice right here um in their in their backyard in their hometown and and it's a kudos to you and the staff and and all the hard work that's gone into it, but getting the next step is really kind of patting ourselves on the back publicly and letting people know what what game plan uh we're embarking on now. >> All right. So, um, our PTSA, we don't have a representative tonight if I'm correct. So, we're going to, um, you know, skip past number eight. >> Oh. Oh, sorry. Uh, number seven. Do I have a motion to approve um approval of the minutes, which is 7.01 through 7.0? [Applause]

007>> Okay. Um, all in favor >> second >> 47. >> So you approve 7.01. Abstain from 7.02. >> I'm sorry. Correct. >> Okay. Um, and everyone else all in favor. >> I >> opposed. Motion's carry. Uh, one obstension on 7.02, Mr. Dino. um PTS PTSA update. We're going to uh push that off to September. Um and we're going to go to recognition of the audience, which is 9.01. It's a 20 minute session if we need it. Um 3 minutes per person. Um and we're going to open it up now. Um time is now 7:31. So feel free if anyone has a question to jump up and uh feel free to ask us and not we will move on to the next one which is going to be purchasing and finance. Okay. Uh we're going to

008close uh recognition of the audience and we're going to go to finance and purchasing which is 10.01 through 10.09. Um, do I have a motion to approve? So, second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> Okay. Motion carries. Any questions? You have a question? >> No. >> Okay. All right. So, let's go to superintendent's personal recommendations instructional, which is 11.01 1 through 11.16. Do I have a motion to approve that? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Now we're going to go to number 12. Superintendent's personal recommendations non-instruction 12.01 through 12.04. Do I have a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Second. Second. >> All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. All right. So the districtwide safety plan, which is next 13.01. So we're going to open that up for

009public comment. Correct. So if there's anybody who has a question about the districtwide safety plan, um this is this is our second reading. This will be our second reading and it will be adopted after tonight for us. Um, so now would be the time to ask a question if you have a question on the districtwide safety plan. Okay. Um, we don't have anybody who has any questions. We are going to vote. Um, do I have a motion public hearing? Um, >> going to close public hearing. Um, and do I have a motion? So move. Second. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. All right. Uh, new business. >> Motion to adopt. >> Uh, oh, we have to motion to adopt the district plan. Uh, do I have a motion to adopt the district

010plan? >> So, move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Okay. Approved. You got it. >> Okay. So, that's going to be in 14. So, we're going to So, under uh 14 new business discussion um which is 14.01 through 14.15 and would include the addendum which is 6. Um, do I have a motion to approve? >> So, move. >> Second. All >> in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. Um, we are going to go into executive session for the audience, just so you know. Um, and when we come back, we're just going to be adjourning. So, >> no action. >> Yeah, there will be no action. So, if you choose to stay, you're welcome to, but just for the purposes of you guys, you know, not having to wait or wanting to

011wait, um, you know, let you know. All right. So, uh, we're going to make, do I have a motion to go in executive session? >> So, move. >> Thank you. >> Second. All in favor? >> I opposed. You're now in executive session. Um, to those who aren't staying, have a great night. Thank you for coming.

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