Chappaqua Central School District board meeting, Sep 15, 2026
59 min · 9 public speakers
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Alissa DorfmanPresident
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Chappaqua board hears public comment on classroom technology, screen time and AI 22:01
- The board took up motions on committee and liaison assignments, minutes, the consent agenda, a facilities change order and financial items. 3:34
- The superintendent's report included a timeline for the search for a new high school principal and a new arrangement under which the district would cover dual enrollment tuition. 4:13
- Several speakers at public comment raised concerns about video instruction, screen use, one-to-one devices and artificial intelligence in district classrooms. 22:01
- A district staff member said public comments and emails would be brought to the committee, and Alissa Dorfman said the board had a work session dedicated to technology. 48:44
Item by item (10)
- Opening and president's report 0:02
- Committee and liaison assignments 0:19
- Superintendent's report 4:13
- A presenter described an 11-step principal search process and said the hope was to make an appointment sometime around April with a start date of July 1st. 4:41
- A presenter said 174 students were in dual enrollment courses and that the tuition would be covered by the district through a new agreement with BOCES. 6:38
- The superintendent said the State Ed Department had released information on Regents exams and that a high school team would focus on whether to expand APs to 10th grade. 8:21
- Committee and liaison reports 12:20
- Alissa Dorfman said board committees had not yet started meeting and that families had been invited to apply to join committees. 12:20
- A speaker reported on a foundation meeting, including a ribbon cutting planned for October for outdoor classroom buildouts and a discounted rate for staff at fundraising events. 12:55
- A speaker reported on a meeting that discussed 28 proposed resolutions and 5 proposed bylaw amendments ahead of an October vote. 17:49
- Public comment on technology and AI 21:17
- Speakers at public comment raised the use of video for instruction and read-alouds and asked for more candid communication about the district's reasoning. 22:48
- Speakers at public comment asked the district to eliminate tablet use for pre-K through grade 2 and to restrict one-to-one devices for kindergarten through 2nd grade. 30:27
- Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the district's AI policy and data security, and asked for a clear policy on legitimate AI use and device use during instruction. 38:25
- Board and administration response on technology 48:44
- A district staff member said public comments and emails would be brought to the committee at an October meeting so all viewpoints could be considered. 49:01
- A speaker asked to hear at the work session about the process for evaluating instructional technology tools and about homework submission platforms. 50:45
- A district staff member said people had asked to move the 8:30 cutoff later in the evening and said the staff member would rather collect data first. 53:34
- Minutes and approvals 55:28
- Consent agenda and purchasing 56:13
- Facilities change order 56:13
- Financials and future meetings 57:53
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Video: posted by the district as “CCSD Board of Education Meeting 9/15/26”