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Baldwin school board approves county agreement for $150,000 Brookside playground grant 51:55

  • The board approved a motion, and the oath of office for board president was administered. 5:36
  • The board approved an intermunicipal agreement with Nassau County for a community revitalization project grant of $150,000 toward a playground at Brookside Elementary School. 52:16
  • A district staff member said the approval did not mean the district had the money yet and called it another step in the grant process. 52:49
  • The board also adopted policies including a Code of Conduct revision that a staff member said restricts e-bikes and electric scooters on school grounds. 1:00:22
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening, oaths and board officers 0:14
    • A staff member read the building evacuation procedures for a fire emergency. 0:14
    • A trustee and the new student representative to the board took oaths of office. 2:41
    • Susan Cools took the oath of office as vice president of the board. 8:18
    • The motions to appoint a board president and a vice president carried. 5:36
  2. Reorganization appointments and designations 9:01
    • The board voted on district appointments, deputy registrars and board member assignments for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 12:46
    • The board also voted to designate the Baldwin Herald as the official newspaper, designate bank depositories and set the mileage reimbursement rate pursuant to IRS guidance. 20:27
    • Each motion was announced as carried after the votes. 10:29
  3. Memberships, conferences and coordinators 24:31
    • The board voted on board membership in listed associations and on authorization for board members to attend meetings and conventions of listed organizations with expenses. 24:31
    • Susan Cools said the Civic Association was not on the conference list; a staff member said that list covers conference and travel costs while membership fees were covered in the prior item. 27:11
    • The board voted on the Dignity for All Students Coordinators for 2026⁠-⁠2027. 27:55
    • The motion on the Dignity for All Students Coordinators carried. 28:18
  4. Minutes and treasurer's report 28:18
    • The board adjourned the reorganization meeting, moved into the regular meeting and accepted the minutes of the June 10th, 2026 meetings. 28:41
    • The board voted to acknowledge receipt of the treasurer's report for May 2026. 29:18
    • The motion to accept the minutes carried. 29:18
  5. Superintendent's report 29:47
    • The superintendent said summer programs were running, including extended school year, high school, middle school and UPK programs. 29:57
    • The superintendent said capital improvements were underway, including a new middle school turf field, and that groundbreaking ceremonies were planned. 31:05
  6. Board and student member reports 32:45
    • Susan Cools said they attended moving up at Plaza, the high school graduation and the graduation of a high school program at Shubert. 33:12
    • Another speaker described a tenure celebration dinner for educators and the honoring of retirees. 34:42
    • The student member of the board said the student looked forward to contributing to communications among students, administration and the community. 37:17
  7. Public comment on playground funding 38:05
    • A speaker at public comment asked whether the district could give guidance or restrictions on applying for grants to fund a school playground. 39:17
    • A staff member said playgrounds cost roughly $300,000, said Brookside received funding after one of its playgrounds was declared unsafe, and asked that any grant a PTA finds be shared for district review. 40:14
  8. Personnel, consent agenda and routine business 42:43
    • The board voted on the personnel actions report dated July 8th, 2026, and on special education committee recommendations for February through June of 2026. 43:04
    • The board voted on a consent agenda covering business items 30.03 through 30.43 and on the use of facilities reports for July 2026. 44:21
    • The board voted on a second read and adoption of Policy 6640, Fixed Asset Inventory, and on making obsolete the policies in a memo dated June 16th, 2026. 45:41
    • The chair announced that the consent agenda motion and the policy motions carried. 44:38
  9. Residency Fellowship Program agreement 46:33
    • A staff member said 2 high school teachers and 1 middle school teacher remain in the program and the agreement gives them a reduced teaching load to fulfill coaching responsibilities. 47:11
    • Susan Cools asked where the other teachers from the original 14 were. 49:17
    • The motion carried. ~50:26
  10. Brookside playground grant 51:55
    • A speaker asked whether the district had to put up $150,000 in matching funds; a staff member said no, the district has 5 years to spend the money and the county is awarding half the expense. 52:56
    • Susan Cools said a group of mothers incorporated independently of the PTA and the schools to fund the Plaza playground and later gave it to the district as a gift. 55:29
    • The board also voted on a resolution classifying the Brookside playground renovation as a Type 2 action. 58:37
    • The motions on the intermunicipal agreement and the playground renovation resolution carried. 59:44
  11. Policy adoption and Code of Conduct 1:00:22
    • A motion was made to review and adopt policies on parent involvement, internet safety, student attendance, Code of Conduct, investments, purchasing, and recruiting and hiring. 1:00:22
    • A staff member said the Code of Conduct revision bars e-bikes and electric scooters from school grounds and that the updated version will be posted on the website. 1:00:58
    • The motion carried. ~1:01:53
  12. Item 1:01:53
    • The board voted to limit access to student records to certified staff, clerical staff as necessary, the school district physician and the district's counsel. 1:01:53
    • The board voted on the annual professional performance review plan resolution, and a motion to adjourn was made at 10:08 AM. 1:02:24
    • The student records and performance review motions were announced as carried. 1:02:24

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