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Croton-Harmon Union Free School District work session, date not confirmed yet

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Croton-Harmon board accepts external audit report for year ending June 30th, 2026 37:38

  • The district's external auditor reported an unmodified opinion on the financial statements, which the auditor described as the most favorable opinion a school district can receive. 9:16
  • The board accepted the external audit report with corrective action plans for the year ending June 30th, 2026. 37:31
  • District staff presented 2025⁠-⁠26 student achievement data, including English language arts results and high school Regents and AP results. 1:00:55
  • The board approved the consent agenda and voted to enter executive session. 2:17:58
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 5:47
    • The presiding officer called the October 15th, 2026 work session of the Board of Education to order. 5:47
    • The presiding officer said the agenda had been reordered to open with the independent audit report. 6:30
    • The motion to approve the agenda carried. 6:30
  2. Independent audit report 6:30
    • The auditor said the original budget called for revenues of $57.3 million, actual revenues were $59.5 million, and the general fund balance rose by $1,870,000, from $25.5 million to $27.35 million. 11:47
    • Omar Mayyasi said not all of the $6 million in savings is recurring and asked whether it creates an opportunity for investments in the '27-'28 budget, and Jacob Day asked about the use of $1.2 million in reserves. 21:00
    • The auditor described the findings as minor and said they related mainly to extra classroom activity fund deposits that were not made timely, dormant accounts and a segregation of duties item already corrected. 28:11
    • The board accepted the external audit report with corrective action plans; the motion carried. 37:31
  3. President's report 37:54
    • The presiding officer said the board will convene work sessions throughout the school year related to its governance function. 38:31
    • The presiding officer said the board would review student achievement data in public to fulfill its oversight role. 39:03
  4. Superintendent's report 39:55
    • The superintendent described recent family events, including a strings parent evening, a session for families of multilingual learners and a parent coffee on digital citizenship. 39:55
    • The superintendent thanked the board on the occasion of School Board Appreciation Week. 42:01
    • The superintendent said the district debuted a monthly e-newsletter and will distribute a hard copy newsletter twice this year. 43:35
  5. Board committee and liaison reports 46:16
    • Omar Mayyasi said the audit committee would meet next in February and asked teachers to participate in the hiring committee work. 46:26
    • Elizabeth Laird said they took a nighttime tour of the nature space after a PTA meeting. 50:05
    • Omar Mayyasi said a meeting with the village covered use of facilities, busing for activities and additional crosswalks. 55:01
  6. English language arts achievement data 1:00:55
    • A staff member said district ELA results remained at least 20 points higher than the statewide average each year. 1:03:39
    • A staff member said between 25% and 30% of students in grades 3 through 8 are not demonstrating proficiency on the ELA assessment, a range consistent for many years. 1:04:25
    • Allison Samuels asked whether there are patterns among groups of students who are not proficient. 1:22:30
  7. Math achievement data 1:23:01
    • A staff member said the share of the 8th grade class attaining proficiency on the Algebra 1 Regents went from 55% in 2024 to 86% in 2026. 1:24:01
    • A staff member said the district aims to identify an aligned K-5 math curriculum by December 2026 for school year '27-'28 implementation. 1:24:01
    • Elizabeth Laird asked when the coherent math curriculum at CET started, and a staff member said the district is looking to update to a newer version of Eureka, called Eureka Squared, so that all kids K-5 would have it. 1:33:52
  8. High school Regents and AP data 1:42:51
    • A staff member said most AP scores were above New York State and global averages last year and that overall AP exam participation has increased. 1:44:25
    • Allison Samuels asked how the work interfaces with the guidance department and how students build their schedules. 2:01:42
    • A staff member said K-2 formative assessment data is slated for review in February and May. 2:14:17
  9. Consent agenda 2:14:38
    • The consent agenda was approved; the motion carried. 2:14:38
  10. Closing and executive session 2:14:38
    • The presiding officer said the next Board of Education meeting is scheduled for November 5th at 6:30 PM at the CHHS library, with a work session on November 19th. 2:18:49
    • The resolution called for the board to enter executive session to discuss matters leading to the appointment of a particular person or persons. 2:19:15
    • The motion to enter executive session carried. 2:19:43

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Video: posted by the district as “CHUFSD Board of Education Work Session 10/15/26”