001We can stand for the pledge of allegiance. Mr. Plaski 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. Take roll call. Everybody is here. I'd like an approval of the minutes. Um if nobody has any changes, may I have a motion to accept the minutes of the January 14th meeting and the January 28th work session? Motion. Miss Aragorna. Second, Mr. Lunar. All in favor. Thank you. The art gallery, Mr. K. The Burn Sideman Gallery is proud to present Snapshots of Life, an exhibition celebrating the work of this year's newly inducted members of the Limbrech High School National Art Honor Society. The National Art Honor Society is a distinguished organization that recognizes high school students who
002demonstrate exceptional ability in the visual arts, strong academic achievement, and a commitment to service and leadership within the school and broader community. Each year to accompany the NHS induction ceremony, the NHS officers select a unifying theme that serves as a creative prompt for all inductees. This theme challenges members to reflect, interpret, and create a personal work of art that aligns with a shared concept while allowing for individual expression. This year's theme, snapshots of life, invited students to explore meaningful moments, memories, people, places, or experiences that have shaped who they are. Rather than literal photographs, the works in this exhibition capture moments in time through a wide range of media and artistic approaches. All pieces are displayed in white mats that intentionally reference the look of a Polaroid photograph. Each artwork functions as a visual snapshot
003and a small window into a larger personal story. Please take a moment to enjoy snapshots of life and the talent of this year's NHS inductees. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. K. So before the meeting, you saw we took a picture with our AP scholars and prior to that we also took photos with our all county artists. We are very proud of our 144 AP scholars for the 2024 2025 school year for their outstanding academic achievement. We had 75 AP scholars which is granted to students who receive scores of three or higher on three AP exams. We have 21 AP scholars with honor, granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 25 on all AP exams taken and scores of three or higher on four or more of these exams. We have
00447 AP scholars with distinction granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of three or higher on five or more of these exams. We have one AP international diploma certificate awarded to students who display exceptional achievement across a variety of disciplines available to US high school students applying to universities outside the country. Well done. Let's give them a round of applause. We are also excited to recognize 30 outstanding student artists in grades kindergarten through 12 who were selected for the 2026 Arts Supervisors Association All County Art Exhibit which will be held on Sunday, March 1st, 2026 at WT Clark High School in the in East Meadow from 1:00 to 4 p.m. This distinguished honor reflects our students creativity, dedication, and artistic excellence. We congratulate
005all our student artists and their teachers on this well-deserved recognition. We would also like to congratulate Amy Aawi, science teacher at the high school for being honored by the Lmberch Chamber of Commerce at their evening of excellence in January. It was a welldeserved award. Dr. Lynch, at this time I want to turn it over to you for a flight school presentation. >> Are you guys ready? So I get to introduce you first. So uh for those of you who've been coming to the board uh meetings, you know that one of the things that the board has asked us to do is uh we as a community came together to decide what the profile of the owl should be. Uh and there are four critical pillars of the profile of the owl. Uh and to see
006it in action is really what we want to see. So we tonight have the privilege of our uh flight school students who are going to show you what inquirybased learning at its best is that's occurring in our elementary schools and then I think Dr. Bleus has some things to talk about after that. So good evening. I'm Karen Tishman and I am here with my partner Megan Segley and we are proud to share with you some information about Limbbrook School District's enrichment program called Flight School. Flight School is a fully immersive experience where students in grades 1 through 5 participate in learning content pertaining to the world around them. Today we are here with our fifth graders and we are excited to share with you what they have accomplished in their first module's work. The essential
007question that drove the instruction for this module is how has garbage consumption and disposal impacted our environment. Our students are excited to share with you three different project-based challenges that require them to apply their knowledge and skills to real world problems and scenarios. These challenges allow for hands-on learning experience where students work collaboratively to design, research, create, and present solutions to specific problems or inquiries. For our first activity in module one of flight school, we had to design an attachment for the indie robot to help collect all 10 pieces of debris found in the cleanup space. We were then challenged to code the board in a way that would allow the indie to pass through each pickup location and finish by delivering the collected debris to the materials recovery facility. This was especially challenging because
008our attachment had to allow us to pick up the debris without getting stuck on the pads. Let the robot move freely and carry the debris pieces to the materials recovery facility. The colored pads coated the robots to turn fully 90° left or right, slightly 45° left or right, start, slown down, and even celebrate. Even though we only had a set number of pads to use, there were many different ways to complete the challenge successfully. Another activity we did in module one of flight school was building a model landfill. At first we thought a landfill was just a big hole in the ground where trash gets dumped. But through articles, videos, and virtual field trips, we learned that real landfills have engineered parts that help them work safely and correctly. We learned about liner systems that
009protect the ground, drainage systems that collect lee, gas collection systems that gather gases made by the trash, trash cells where the garbage is stored, and a cover that goes on top. Every part is designed to keep the landfill safe until it is completely full. In our class, we built a model landfill and even tested it by making it rain on it. We checked to make sure the lee didn't leak through the liner system and get into the soil or ground water below. For our final coding coding challenge of module one, we used Ozobot's newest robot, Ariots can be programmed with block code using the Ozoblockley app. We were challenged to code our robots so they would travel along the same path as Captain Duffy St. Pierre back in 1987 when he was forced to remove
010the garbage created by the town of Icelip. Carrying more than 3,000 tons of trash, the barge traveled for months up and down the east coast and even to the Caribbean because no state or country would accept the garbage. After 5 months of drift, the barge was finally accepted by Brooklyn, where it was incinerated. We enjoyed recreating history through coding and teamwork to raise awareness about waste management and recycling in the United States. Let me introduce our fantastic fifth grade presenters. Liam Singleton and Amir Elmsia presented our first activity. Then we had Aurora Maguire and Mia Wong showcasing activity 2. And our final challenge was shared by Georgia KZA and Rosina Arcella. In closing, flight school is built in a highly integrated way. Each grade and each module contain activities and projects that are woven together
011to support our long-term goals which are structured around the five categories of sustainable development. planet, people, prosperity, peace, and partnerships. Students learn how the environment, economy, and society together support the balance needed for a sustainable future. By engaging in work such as this, students not only deepen their understanding of academic concepts, but also develop critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills essential for success in both school and life. We were proud to share this special program with you this evening, but even prouder of the work done in flight school so seamlessly reflects the goals of Lindbrook's portrait of an owl. Flight school is >> Owl Proud. >> Thank you. >> I'm sorry, but they can't leave yet. I got questions for you. So maybe could we get the microphone in their hands? Okay. So, this
012is your board of education and I think you know me. I've been around your schools. I'm Dr. Lynch. So, I have some questions about flight school for you. Do you think you can answer them for me? So, one thing I'm really fascinated to learn about is the way that you have to work with each other to learn. That's kind of like a different way of learning. There's many different ways of learning, but this is a particular thing. Could could you tell us a little bit about what it's like to work as a team and not you just don't learn but the team learns. >> Anyone want to take that? Um, so we have to work like together and we have to like listen to each other's ideas so that like if one person has an
013idea and another person has an idea, we can like collaborate with them and like put them together together in some way and then we can like test them and if something goes wrong, we always have like another chance to do them. So it's like and so it's like it gives you another chance to fix stuff. >> Great. Anyone else have another thought on that? >> Anyone? Go ahead. >> Oh, you want to say something? >> I think that working together um really helps us learn because we can get others opinions and like perspectives on things and like if um one thing doesn't work, we have the other's like idea. >> What do we always say? Respectful questions, right? >> Yep. >> Y >> and then my understanding is this is everybody who's doing this, right?
014The way that we do this, this is a a fullon class project, right? So tell us what that's like. >> Yes. >> Um so for some of the projects we're split into groups and we have to sketch our idea before we can build it. And we're given a certain amount of items for each idea and we have to uh collaborate with one another and add to each other's ideas to make it the best idea it can possibly be. >> Great. Anyone else want to share? >> So, um say >> um so like in the beginning we have well like throughout the whole thing we have to earn these things called air points. >> What? >> Very important. >> And um air points like you get them filled out if like you're like working great as
015like a team individual or whole class. And like if um and like then at the end of like all the flight school stuff, we do a raffle and then the class who gets picked gets an extra flight school class at the end of the day. >> So I had a I had a question guys. So I'm listen I'm seeing the work that you're doing and it seems like some of this work might be harder than what you do in your regular class. So what I want to know is what's harder but yet still why is that still better? You want you want let's go first. >> All right. >> Um it's not part of the curriculum, but it's better than sitting doing nothing. >> Well, it's a full day. Two full days, right? >> Um
016it's two full days. And it's better than if it's hard cuz you get to challenge yourself and um you learn new things and it's okay to make mistakes when you do >> to be brave. >> Anything else you think the board should know? So Dr. Deleus, do you have some news that you may want to share with the community tonight? Yeah, I have uh some really good news. So, I need uh Mr. Larkin to project it on the screen for me. So, if we look, this is the history of flight school in the uh Lindbrook school district. At first, it was limited to just third, fourth, and fifth grade. Over the years, it continues to grow. And I have to say, because everybody did such a really good job this year, the board was very
017excited. They wanted to see for themselves. And they said, "You know something? Let's have some more flight school for next year. So, every grade in grades one through five will be able to have three opportunities for flight school for the first time. So, we're very happy that we've been able to expand this program over time. We have some great teachers helping you out and we are doing everything we can to support them and all of your learning. And thanks so much tonight. All of you did an awesome job. I think they deserve a round of applause, please. At this time, if there are any students that want privilege of the four floor for any student to address the board. Okay, seeing no one at the microphone, I also want to call up I see Mrs.
018Zi here. We would like to call you up for a photo to recognize you. Thanks. I didn't see you back there before. We'll take a minute if any students want to leave. So, February is always a bittersweet meeting because it is time to say farewell to some of our teachers. We have five retirements to announce this evening. We'll start. Mr. Cullen. Thank you. Whereas Miss Laura De Achily reing specialist in the Lindrech Union Free School District has announced her intention to retire effective June 30th, 2026 after 29 years of dedicated service to the principles, staff, students, and parents of West End Elementary. And whereas the West End community has been extraordinarily fortunate to benefit from Laura's unwavering dedication, warmth, a signature sense of humor, supporting students by laying a strong foundation for countless young learners
019at the very start of their reading journeys. And whereas throughout her distinguished career, Laura patiently guided innumerable children through first chapters, challenging words, and countless aha moments, always celebrating growth, nurturing confidence, and instilling a lifelong love of reading. And whereas Laura demonstrated a deep commitment to her professional and act to her profession and an active member of both the NASA Reading Council and the International Reading Association, continuously striving to enhance her practice and better serve students. And whereas as a colleague, Laura was consistently resourceful, supportive, and a true team player. Masterfully balancing professionalism with a wit and humor that brought joy to those around her. She will always be remembered for her kindness, her passion for literacy, her generosity of spirit, her ability to make even the most challenging days a little brighter for students,
020colleagues, and families. And whereas as Laura closes this chapter of her professional life, she looks forward to spending more time with her husband Dom and their daughters Christina and Briana, and eagerly anticipates new adventures, including a well-deserved trip to Rome and the Amalfi Coast. Nice. Now therefore, be it resolved that the board of education of the Limbrech Union Freed School District extends its deepest gratitude to Laura Diachilly for her 29 years of dedicated service to the district and sorry and thanks her for lasting the lasting impact she has made on generations of West End readers. Be it further resolved that the board of education hereby accepts the resignation of Miss Mrs. Laura Diachilly for the purpose of retirement effective June 30th, 2026. Thank you so much. All right, Mrs. Wilson. Whereas Holly Wilson, school nurse
021at Lindbrook South Middle School in the Lindbrook Union Free School District, has announced her intention to retire effective June 30th, 2026 after 22 years of dedicated service to the principles, staff, students, and parents of the Limbrook Public School District. And whereas Holly Wilson has demonstrated unwavering commitment to the health, safety, and overall well-being of all students, ensuring that they are able to attend school and participate fully and safely in academic and athletic programs. And whereas Holly Wilson is recognized for her attentiveness to detail and her steadfast presence both during and beyond the school day, frequently remaining after hours to supervise sports and extracurricular activities, always placing student safety as her top priority. And whereas Holly Wilson has been a kind, thoughtful, and supportive colleague. fostering positive relationships with students, families, and co-workers alike, and serving
022as a valued friend and professional at South. And whereas Holly Wilson resides in West Hemstead with her husband Brian and is the proud mother of Rachel, Stephanie, Matthew, and Jonathan, whom she speaks of with great love and admiration for the kind and empathetic adults that they have become, and cherishes time spent frequently traveling to Texas to visit her son Jonathan and daughter-in-law Shaina, where she delights in special time with her grandsons Ree and Hudson, as well as her son Matthew, his wife Evelyn, and her grandson Harry, all of whom she looks forward to visiting even more often during her retirement. And whereas the board of education sincerely thanks Holly Wilson for her 22 years of service, dedication, and commitment to the Limbrook public schools and wishes her a happy, healthy, and fulfilling retirement. Now therefore,
023be it resolved that the board of education hereby accepts the resignation of Holly Wilson for purposes of retirement effective June 30th, 2026. M Miss Ellen, Mrs. Ellen Resto, whereas Mrs. Ellen Restivo, special education teacher in the Lindbrook Union Free School District, has announced her intention to retire effective June 30th, after 27 years of dedicated service to the principles, staff, students, and parents of the Lindbrook High School. And whereas after earning her bachelor's degree in health education from Sunni Courtland, Mrs. Restivo began her teaching career at Hannibal High School in upstate New York while completing her master's degree in special education from Sunni Asiggo. And whereas to the benefit of a generation of students to come, Mrs. Restivo chose to move to Long Island and begin her career at Lindbrook High School in the fall of
0241999 where she consistently fulfilled the promise she made in her application to bring dedication, enthusiasm, and a sense of humor to Lindro High School. And whereas former high school principal Mr. Reus remarked that quote the students in your classes know that you believe in them and that you will challenge and support them in their academic adventures adding quote your warmth and concern for the students under your charge makes you an invaluable member of the special education department and whereas former high school principal Dr. Barbarino observed that Mrs. Divo's welcoming smile has a positive effect on all of us. She will be deeply missed by faculty, staff, and students alike. Her extraordinary dedication is exemplified by actions such as shadowing a student for an entire day and her instrumental role in introducing challenge day to the
025school, always putting students well-being first. And whereas the entire Lindbrook High School family misses Mrs. Fivo the very best as she embarks on her next chapter, enjoying time with her family, husband Mark and children Mark and Kora, and pursuing her passion for traveling. And whereas the Lindbrook Board of Education sincerely thanks Mrs. Ellen Restivo for her years of devoted service and commitment to the Lindbrook public schools and wishes her a happy, healthy, and fulfilling retirement. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Lindbrook Board of Education hereby accepts the resignation of Mrs. Ellen Resto for purpose of retirement effective June 30th, 2026. Congratulations. Maria Palazolo Whereas Maria Palisolo, English teacher in the Lindrech Union Free School District, has announced her intention to retire effective May 5th, 2025 after 27 years of service to the principles, staff,
026students, and parents of Lmberrech North Middle School. And whereas Maria Palooo has dedicated her career to inspiring and nurturing countless students through her work as an English teacher and filled her classroom with warmth, creating a safe and welcoming environment with every stu where every student felt valued. And whereas she made a profound difference in the lives of so many children by discovering something unique in each student and using that insight to guide and encourage them during times of difficulty. She went above and beyond the expectations of her role to provide support and care, demonstrating extraordinary compassion and commitment. And whereas Maria has the biggest heart, she often gave thoughtful gifts for staff members on their birthdays or during the holidays, always finding ways to make others feel appreciated and valued. So much so that she
027was affectionately known as Santa Maria, a name that reflects her unmatched generosity and giftgiving spirit. And whereas her kindness, dedication, and unwavering support have left an indelible mark on our schoolu school community, Maria has consistently gone above and beyond in her role, offering encouragement, lending a helping hand, and fostering a spirit of collaboration and care that will be remembered for years to come. Now therefore, be it resolved that we celebrate and honor Maria Palazolo for her years of service, her immeasurable contributions to education, and the lasting impact she has made on students and colleagues alike. We extend our heartfelt gratitude and best wishes for a joyful and fulfilling retirement. Now therefore, be it resolved that the board of education hereby accepts the resignation of Maria Palazolo for purposes of retirement effective May 5th, 2025, Maria
028Viviano. Whereas, Miss Maria Viviano, a dedicated and esteemed reading specialist at Waverly Park Elementary School, has announced her retirement effective June 30th, 2026. Whereas Miss Viviano began her tenure in the Lindberg School District in 2009, demonstrating a strong commitment to literacy instruction, student development, and educational excellence. And whereas for 17 years in the Lindberg School District, Mrs. Viviano has served as a reading specialist at Waverly Park Elementary School, making a lasting impact on all her students. She is recognized for her commitment to supporting struggling readers and encouraging their academic confidence and pride. Miss Viviano's impact extends far and wide with her colleagues sharing that she always brings heart, humor, and consistency to everything she does and truly loves and cares about all students success. And whereas Miss Viviano has contributed to the Waverly Park School
029community through various leadership roles, reflecting her broad impact, she served as teacher in charge and mentored new teachers, and was a member of both the instructional support team and the emergency building team, serving on the PARP and diversity committees, facilitating the world travelers club, supervising afterchool sporting events, teaching ENL during summer programs, and cheering on the Waverly Park staff in the PTA volleyball volleyball scholarship game. And whereas Miss Viviano's professional impact extends beyond Waverly Park as she recently assumed the role of adjunct professor at Adelfi University where she supervises and supports new teachers entering the profession. And whereas Mrs. Viviano is the consumate professional and is respected by colleagues for her dedication, compassion, and consistent advocacy for students. Miss Viviano is a lifelong learner who always shares her wealth of knowledge in literacy. This year
030she participated in the NYIT Smart Start grant in education, collaborating with NASOBS to integrate technology and enhance student engagement during small group reading. Miss Viviano is passionate about watching the magic happen when a struggling reader pres perseveres to find success and the twinkle in their eye lights up the room and her heart. Whereas, the board of education thanks Miss Viviano for her dedication and commitment to her students and the Lindberg schools and wishes her a happy, healthy retirement with time to relax, read, travel to Europe, be a Mary Kay superstar, and most importantly, time to spend with her sons Kenneth and Gregory, her mom Barbara, and of course, Yorkie Pooh Snickers. Now therefore, be it resolved that the board of education of the Lindberg School District hereby accepts the retirement of Miss Maria Viviano effective
031June 30th, 2026. I want to take a photo. We'll do the resolution. We're going to call you up in a moment to take a photo, but we have to make it official first. So, can I have a motion to accept retirement resolutions 2602C1 through C5? Mr. Murray, second, Mr. Pie. All in favor? Thank you. Congratulations. Please come up for a photo. We'll give you some time if you wanted to leave. Okay, we're going to continue on. Sometimes I feel like it might be something I said that we clear the room, but I'm going to move on to reports from trustees. Um, the policy committee, Mr. Murray. >> Yes. Uh the policy committee has not met since the last meeting, but on tonight's agenda, we're having our second reading and adoption of four um three policies
032that we had uh discussed last month. >> Perfect. So I would like to make a motion to wave the second reading of these policies. Mr. Cullen second, Mrs. Kelly, all in favor? Thank you. Okay. Um the Bosey's budget leazison, Mr. Cullen. Thank you. >> Hello, Lind Brooks School District 20 families. I attended the second review session of the NASA Bosey's budget on January 29th. This session covered Bosey's special aid and education, career and technical education, and capital budgets. Some takeaways from the budget review. Although there is a proposed overall increase in the 2026 2027 budget due to health and liability insuranceances, salary, retirement costs, and the changing needs of the students. In my interactions with the budget committee, I had the sense that there were that they have and are working very hard to offset
033the cost increases while providing top tier education opportunities just like our own Lindbrook school district. The budget vote, the budget uh vote is on April 28th, 2026 where all 56 participating school districts will vote on the 2026 2027 budget. A live stream is available at nasoboseis.org. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Mrs. Aragona, PTA leazison. Um, PTA council would like to thank everyone who attended their founders day celebration last Monday. It was a wonderful event. Congratulations to all the honores and thank you to all the speakers and reps for their hard work. Some upcoming events they have, they have a parent university on March 18th. It will be talking about financial literacy, helping families build smart money habits and plan for the future. And their staff volleyball game is on March 27th at the Limbrech
034High School. >> Thank you. Moving along to our student board member, Jackson Bowler. >> Students in the college introduction to sociology class just completed a project in which they designed their own high school. Students were given total freedom and were asked to create a bell schedule, the classes they would offer, a school mascot, a school mission statement, a grading policy, a discipline policy, and three innovative programs they would bring to their school. Students had a great time and presented some very interesting ideas for their ideal school. Just last week, planning for the 98th annual class night began. Students in grades 9 through 12 elected their overall chairs, art chairs, treasurer, and sports night chairs. Sports night is coming up quickly and will be held on February 24th through 26th and will in and will feature
035exciting games and some friendly competition between the four grades at the high school. This will all lead up to the big day on March 13th, class night. The overall theme is the end is just the beginning with the focus on cartoons. Freshman will be performing Looney Tunes, sophomores will perform Mickey Mouse, juniors will perform Scooby-Doo, and seniors will perform the Muppets. Finally, our Challenger basketball team will be having their homecoming on Tuesday, March 3rd. The event will be held in the high school gym and they will be facing Valley Stream. Good luck to our Challenger basketball team. >> Thank you so much. Does anybody else have anything to report? Okay. Um, there's no old business. Um, I would like to for new business, I would like the board to consider adopting a charter school resolution.
036I will read it and then we can discuss it. Um whereas charter schools and public school districts are funded with public funds through taxation. And whereas the expenditures and budgets of public school districts are overseen by elected boards of education which are accountable to the public. And whereas the budgets of fiscally independent school districts are approved by the citizens of the communities that they serve. And whereas charter schools divert public funds from all public school districts that have resident students attending charter schools. And whereas this diversion of public funds adversely impacts the budgets of all school districts that have resident children attending charter schools. And whereas charter school expenditures are not overseen by an elected school board that is accountable to the public. And whereas charter school budgets are not approved by school districts or
037the citizens of the affected communities. And whereas charter schools are routinely permitted to open even where they though they do not have the approval of voters of impacted communities. And therefore be it resolved that and we would sign if we did advocate for legislation requiring all charter charter applications to be approved by the local voters of impacted communities prior to submission to the relevant state chartering entity. So I would like to make a recommendation to approve this. Um I think in there we see the um points that it's taking the public funds and they're not being overseen and we've all seen the news about the issues that have come about with some of these and the cap is in the city on these schools. So more and more are trying to open in neighboring communities
038and the more this happens the more impact it will have on our budget. So I think the more we get ahead of it the better off we will be. And uh wasn't it stated that uh if a student goes to a charter school and they're there for two weeks or a month, uh the money is gone for the year. So that uh that student will come back to the district if they leave the uh the charter school and it's basically a double charge, >> right? And it's >> Yeah. I mean, right. I think the issue is that for each student there's an allocation of funds and if a student elects to go to the charter school, the charter school gets their allocation of funds for that year. They could be there for one day and
039decide, hey, we don't like it here. Let's go back to Lindbrook. The charter school's keeping their funds. And that's just it's really just one example of what what the issues are with charter schools. I mean, I don't think they're inherently bad. I don't think there's anything inherently problematic with the concept of charter schools, but what Mrs. Denino, you know, raised in the resolution she read is that they unchecked or unregulated or just, you know, willy-nilly unlimited amounts of charter schools in our community. That's where the risk comes in. What I like about this measure, this proposed resolution is it's measured. It's not saying we're pro or anti-charter school. We're not taking a position on that issue. What it does is it says it puts it to the local voters to decide whether they want to
040approve more charter schools in the community. You know, to me, what it's about local control, right? Going broader than charter schools. We've seen so much coming out of Albany in the past couple of years that have completely eroded local control. Like you guys in the community, I'm looking at you guys. There's like three people in the audience, but all of you in TV land in the community have control over this school because you vote for all of us up here. If you don't like the way the school's running, someone else is going to run and we're going to be voted off. You don't have that control over the charter schools. So I think what this resolution is is proposing would be to have our local elected legislatores legislators advocate for a bit more local control
041and let the community decide how this issue plays out as opposed to having allbody continue to force things down our throat. >> Right. And also discipline issues, right? If there's a discipline issue, they keep the funds and send the student back or they think they're underperforming. Same thing. There's no oversight there. So I >> think it's so important. >> Yeah. I was to, you know, to piggyback on Mr. Lunar, this is very measured because, you know, I would dare say if we're using public funds, to me, public means all. Public schools are required to educate all students who walk through their doors. And and that's, you know, one of the great things about, you know, the United States and New York State in particular is its public education system. These charter schools are public funds.
042However, they get to more or less pick and choose who attends there. And so they're getting private services on the public dime. And so I agree this is even more measured than I would want, but it's a start. And at a minimum, the voters of a community should have say over whether that school opens up there. >> Does anyone else have anything they want to discuss? Okay. Um, can I have a motion to adopt the charter school resolution 2602G1, Mr. Lunar? Second, Mr. Cullen. All in favor? >> Thank you. I'd like to turn it over to you, Dr. Lynch, for your superintendent report. >> Thank you very much, Mrs. Denino. So, just an update on the board goals. Uh, so our profile of the owl is in full swing. As we've been talking about, it's
043about marrying uh the profile of the owl to curriculum at this point. Uh so I know the uh secondary teachers are busy curriculum mapping and uh there was some a lot of work that took place this week. Uh so we're very proud of that work. Um our shared decision-making goal, I'm happy to say uh working with our partners at Syntax. Uh the winter newsletter will be in homes very shortly and we are spot uh our spotlight is going to be on the shared making shared decision-making process with uh good quotes from the students who participate, the parents who participate and I think it'll be a good window into what we're what we're all about. And finally, we've made a decision as you know we've been talking about this MTSS plan. uh so we have been
044putting the uh the meat on the bones and we now feel it's time to move from theory to put an actual plan together. So under the guidance of Dr. Bleis and and uh the uh curricular team we'll be putting together a formal MTSS plan with input and we foresee that being adopted at the at the September board meeting will come out of the summer and we'll we'll put that but we'll have plenty of time for consultation uh from here on in. So that's the uh that's the report on on our three goals and then universal prek uh we are beginning the process the the uh RFP is due from our providers on Friday if I remember right uh and then we'll be announcing who the uh the providers will be after that. Uh and then
045we will get very specific as to when the lottery will be held and that will all be rolling out very very shortly. Uh and also at the uh on that winter newsletter, by the way, there's going to be a QR code to uh more information about the UPK's. Um it is one of those things that we want people to know about. Um you know, it is a service of the district. So, uh there is something coming out of the legislature in Albany that would be uh kind of a good win for the charter school. Oh, god, not the charter schools, the UPK's, the UPK's and and and the district itself. They are proposing an increase. Uh right now it's $5,400 a student. Uh the the uh legislature is proposing a $10,000 per student, which is
046really the the governor. I'm sorry, not the legislature yet. But um I do have to say uh in and with the charter school. So we we did the Southwest West Nassau superintendent. We met with Assemblywoman Griffin uh last Friday. Uh she was very interested in the charter school um stuff. she was very interested in some of the UPG stuff and also some stuff regarding um uh special ed uh waiting reforms uh for for funding. So just a an aside, I don't know why I'm putting that here, but it just kind of came up. Um so at that point, I'm going to turn it over to Dr. Bleis to talk about the summer programs. >> I get to have all the fun announcements tonight. Uh we're excited to announce several offerings available throughout the district for
047the summer 2026 pending the results of the annual budget vote and interest levels. The summer playground program will be available for students entering kindergarten through grade 8 due to construction work at West End. The program will take place at North Middle School and Marian Street running from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 1st through August 7th. In addition, families will be offered opportunities before and after summer playground on both the North Middle School and Marian Street campuses this year. Brain Boost summer literacy and math enrichment courses are open to students entering kindergarten through grade 8 running from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. So, right before summer playground starts. And the aftercare program will be operating daily immediately following summer playground from 12 to 3 o'clock. Camp Invention is coming back and it's
048going to actually be after the summer playground this year so we can run the program in a full day format. So Camp Invention is an exciting nationally recognized program that inspires curiosity and helps kids build essential STEM skills. Students explore hands-on challenges and open-ended adventures designed to encourage new discoveries and bring big ideas to life. The program will run from August 10th through August 14th from 8 until 2:30 for students entering kindergarten through 6th grade. Shifting gears to the traditional Lindrech High School summer offerings, summer school registration will take place on June 29th and classes will begin on July 6th, Monday through Thursday. Classes will run until the New York State Regent exams offered on August 18th and 19th, and Regent review classes will be offered the week prior from August 10th through 17th, also
049Monday through Thursday. ENL summer classes will be offered throughout the summer and will adhere to schedules determined by the buildings in which they are housed. The intro to science research summer classes will also be offered to those entering 9th grade in two sessions. One from July 6th through uh July 16th and the other from July 20th through July 30th, Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thank you. I can almost feel the 90 degree heat coming down right now. And then Mr. Press, capital projects update. >> Um not not a whole lot to report um other than our capital projects that were voted on in May by the community. Uh received approval from the state education department. Um an advertisement will be in news day tomorrow for bids that we hope to open
050at the beginning of March. uh and uh time permitting award those in in March at the board meeting in March. And that's all I've got. >> Great. Thank you. Back to you. >> Thank you. At this time, I'd like to open it up for public comment. Yeah, exactly. Um, in any case, the charter schools, um, we know what's happening and it's not happening in some distant land. It's happening a town over. So, um, it's significant that you all, uh, supported this resolution and that you're also informed on it. And, uh, just wanted to say thanks. >> Thank you. Um, we are grateful to Assemblywoman Judy Griffin for securing a $70,000 legislative grant to support educational programs across the district. This funding will assist with the continued implementation of the profile of the Owl, strengthening our
051efforts to support student growth, character development, and lifelong learning. We appreciate Assemblywoman Griffin's ongoing commitment to public education and our school community. At this time, I'd like to ask for a consent agenda on resolutions 2602C6 through C17, 2602NC1 through NC5, and 2602 G2 through G28. Mr. Plesque. Second, Mr. Cullen. All in favor? Thank you. May I have a motion to accept the consent agenda? Miss Aragona. Second, Mr. Lunar. All in favor? Thank you. Um, we will have a budget work session on March 4th and our next regular meeting is March 11th. Um, I hope everyone enjoys the winter break and I'd like to ask for a motion to adjourn. Miss Kelly second, Miss Aragona. All in favor? Thanks. Have a great night everybody.