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Chappaqua Central School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Chappaqua school board hears external audit expecting clean opinion on district finances 42:46

  • The district's external auditor presented the audit for the year ended June 30th, 2026, and said the firm would issue an unmodified or clean opinion on the district's finances. 42:46
  • A district staff member presented the annual assessment report, covering MAPS assessment, the testing program, Regents exams and Advanced Placement exams. 1:04:33
  • The board took up first readings of several policies, including a flag display policy and a public comment policy. 1:48:07
  • Alissa Dorfman asked for motions on the minutes and on consent agenda items 10.1 through 10.8, and called for a vote on 9.2. 1:54:41
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening of meeting 0:01
    • Alissa Dorfman reopened the regular business meeting at 7:20 after executive session and an audit meeting, and the board stood for the pledge. 0:01
  2. President's report and board resolutions 0:37
    • Alissa Dorfman said Homecoming and Spirit Week would run October 13th through 16th. 2:01
    • Alissa Dorfman read a resolution designating another board member as the district's voting delegate to the New York State School Boards Association annual business meeting, saying Alissa Dorfman had a conflict. 2:19
    • Alissa Dorfman read a resolution adopting a revised calendar, saying the November 18th meeting would now be at 9:00 AM because of the board retreat. 3:05
  3. Liaison and community engagement reports 3:31
    • Alissa Dorfman said the scholarship fund gave out $390,000 in scholarship grants last year and that its application is now open. 4:03
    • Alissa Dorfman said a regional webinar discussed universal pre-K, charter schools, electric buses and mandates. 10:03
    • Allison Steinbauer said a West Putt roundtable included tables on EdTech and UPK, and that attendees asked questions about how Chappaqua's program is going and how it finds space. 10:38
  4. Student report 16:53
    • The report said West Orchard student government has 55 student members, compared with 10 last year. 18:02
    • The report said Greeley is beginning monthly student government town hall meetings, with the first scheduled for October 20th. 18:02
  5. Superintendent's report and board recognition 25:08
    • A staff member said next week is National School Board Recognition Week and thanked the board, then invited PTA remarks. 25:17
    • Alissa Dorfman thanked the speakers for the kind words and the orchids. 29:26
  6. Overview of proposed policies 30:16
    • A staff member said an audit recommended adding policies and described a draft flag policy that would be shared with faculty before a second reading in November. 30:16
    • The staff member said proposed public participation changes would limit public comment to community members, residents, parents and district employees and allow the board to decline the extra 1 minute. 30:16
    • The staff member said the technology policy would replace language aligned to the International Society for Technology in Education with the New York State Learning Standards. 36:14
  7. Academic booster and grants 30:16
    • A staff member said families requested establishing a new academic booster focused on academic needs at the high school. 36:51
    • A staff member described a grant of just over $2,000 for the Roaring Brook kindergarten team and a $2,500 grant for a Cricut maker and printer at Bell. 37:33
  8. Regional charter school panel 38:54
    • A staff member said the district would host a regional panel discussion on October 19th about shared concerns over charter schools, and that people are welcome to attend. 38:54
    • The staff member said some districts had received tuition bills for students they did not know were attending charter schools. 38:54
  9. External audit presentation 42:46
    • The auditor said general fund revenues were budgeted at about $141.9 million and came in at about $143.9 million. 49:23
    • The auditor said unassigned fund balance was $5.6 million, about 3.8% of the budget, against a state limit of 4%, and that the district holds a AAA rating from Moody's. 53:00
    • A district staff member said nothing from the audit shows the long-term financial plan is any different than it was during budget season. 1:04:02
  10. Annual assessment report 1:04:33
    • A staff member said statewide just under 50% of students are proficient in ELA and just under 60% in math, and the district is well above those scores. 1:17:57
    • Tim McNamara asked about a decrease in the 85 to 100 range on the ELA Regents, and a staff member said it is likely due to decreased emphasis since scores are not on transcripts. 1:25:42
    • Cailee Hwang asked whether more humanities AP courses had been discussed, and a staff member said humanities classes for the 10th grade program are being explored. 1:38:11
  11. Committee reports 1:43:20
    • Alissa Dorfman said committee applicants would hear back this week and that the policy committee met September 24th. 1:43:20
  12. Public comment 1:44:06
    • A speaker at public comment asked whether a book and an AI application had any connection to the district or used district student data. 1:45:59
    • A staff member said the district is not using any of those platforms and that no district student data was ever used. 1:47:55
  13. Policy first readings 1:48:07
    • Alissa Dorfman said the flag display and other policies were first readings. 1:48:07
    • A staff member said the public comment policy would be pushed out for feedback and the flag display policy shared with staff. 1:48:44
    • Alissa Dorfman said not extending the extra 1 minute was meant to let everyone who wants to speak have time on nights with many speakers. 1:52:18
  14. Minutes and personnel items 1:54:41
    • Alissa Dorfman called for a motion to accept the minutes, and the board took up instructional and non-instructional personnel items. 1:54:41
    • A staff member said the weight room supervision is a club where two staff members provide instruction on the equipment. 1:55:34
  15. Consent agenda and purchasing items 1:57:59
    • Alissa Dorfman called for a motion on consent agenda items 10.1 through 10.8, which included the academic booster and the grants. 1:57:59
    • The board took up purchasing items 11.1 through 11.3, facilities change orders and receipt of the claims auditor report. 1:58:44
    • Alissa Dorfman said the next meeting is Wednesday, October 28th. 1:59:30

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Video: posted by the district as “CCSD Board of Education Meeting 10/6/26”