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East Greenbush Central School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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East Greenbush board hears professional development and AI plans for the year 29:07

  • The board discussed the district's draft goals and objectives, and a staff member said the district had narrowed its scope this year after being concerned that last year's goals were too broad. 7:56
  • Staff members explained state changes to graduation measures, including decoupling Regents exams from graduation requirements and plans for 3 required standard assessments. 21:17
  • A staff member presented the annual professional development plan, and the director of data and technology presented the district's approach to artificial intelligence literacy for staff and students. 29:07
  • Motions were made to approve a boys swimming merger, a snow removal bid, a resolution to amend an employment agreement and the board goals, but no results were announced on the record. 1:01:36

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Item by item (12)
  1. Call to order and pledge 0:00
    • The meeting was called to order and attendees said the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
  2. Student council report 0:40
    • The student council report said the lobby had been decorated pink last week, donations would be collected next Tuesday and Wednesday, and a pink out was planned for next Friday. 0:53
    • The student council said a holiday market was planned for winter. 2:03
  3. Minutes and public forum 3:08
    • The board took up approval of draft minutes from September 30th, 2026, and the rules for the public forum were read before the board moved to board forum. 3:08
  4. Board forum 4:33
    • Rob Panasci thanked the Belltop group for providing cider that morning. 4:33
  5. Administrative reports and board recognition 5:05
    • A staff member distributed a month-at-a-glance calendar and reminded board members of upcoming Veterans Day ceremonies. 5:12
    • A staff member noted it was Board Recognition Week and thanked the 9-member volunteer board. 6:13
  6. Board goals and objectives discussion 6:16
    • Jesse Temple asked how the district would measure progress toward goals and what baseline it would start from. 8:46
    • A staff member said the goals would include both yes-or-no measures and softer metrics, and later said a column or narrative on metrics would be added based on one board member's recommendation. 9:55
    • A staff member said Regents exams would still exist but would no longer be required for graduation, and that 3 standard assessments would be required, 2 in 10th grade and 1 in 11th. 21:17
  7. Professional development plan 29:07
    • A staff member presented the annual professional development plan, including a state-required mentor program for first-year teachers in their initial certification phase. 29:07
    • The staff member said the plan has 6 goals, including program reviews on a 5-year cycle covering alternative education, ELA, music, special education and related service providers this year. 32:35
    • The staff member described literacy, specialized support, technology, wellness and safe environment goals, including a wellness day planned in April. 35:02
  8. Artificial intelligence presentation 37:28
    • The director of data and technology said the district's focus was shifting from exploring AI tools to building a sustainable approach to AI literacy for staff and students. 37:28
    • The presenter said professional development on Google Gemini and Gemini Notebook would be held on the October 22nd PD day, followed by about 5 virtual after-school sessions. 39:27
    • Jesse Temple asked whether a sandbox could be set up to show staff the capabilities of AI, and the presenter said the district needed to start with AI Literacy 101. 44:02
  9. Regular business items 1:01:36
    • The board took up a boys swimming merger with Troy and CBA for the '26-'27 winter season. 1:01:36
    • The board took up the snow removal bid for '26-'27 and a resolution to amend an employment agreement. 1:01:59
  10. Consent agenda and board goals resolution 1:02:55
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda. 1:02:55
    • A motion was made to approve the resolution adopting the board goals. 1:03:11
  11. Board roundtable 1:03:30
    • Samantha Phillips asked whether materials such as the calendars could be placed in a Google Drive, and a staff member said the staff member would work to make them easily accessible. 1:03:32
    • Jesse Temple asked about the timeline for tracking students affected by program cuts last year, and a staff member said a report could come perhaps at the end of the first semester. 1:05:05
  12. Executive session and adjournment 1:05:41
    • A motion was made to enter executive session to discuss matters related to the employment history of a particular person. 1:05:41
    • A motion was made to adjourn. 1:08:14

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting (October 14, 2026)”