East Islip Union Free School District board meeting, Jun 11, 2026
59 min · 0 public speakers
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
East Islip school board recognizes 15 teachers and 1 TA receiving tenure 48:17
- District staff members presented on the district's magnetic literacy program, and students read stories and research projects they wrote in class. 1:06
- Staff members recognized student interns, the Unified basketball team and the varsity girls softball team. 15:15
- The meeting adjourned. ~58:52
Item by item (10)
- Opening and public comment procedures 0:09
- A speaker said members of the audience could address the board on agenda items after the superintendent's report and that public discussion on any item would be limited to 3 minutes. 0:09
- Magnetic literacy presentation 0:49
- A presenter said the district began a transition last year to a science of reading-backed curriculum with magnetic reading and this year was one of the select districts exploring the full magnetic literacy program. 1:06
- The presenter said the rollout included ongoing professional development and coaching and participation in a regional magnetic literacy user group with other Long Island districts. 1:51
- Kindergarten students remixed a classic nursery rhyme and second-grade students shared fables they wrote, and a staff member said students' eyes light up when they have an aha moment. 2:30
- Student and athletic recognitions 14:53
- A staff member recognized student interns who gained hands-on learning experience at community businesses and said they would earn the Hard Work is the Core to Success Scholarship Award. 15:15
- A softball coach said the team started the season 2-3, finished the regular season 13-3 and won the Suffolk County final 7-6 to become back-to-back county champions. 32:47
- A track coach said the girls 4x400-meter relay team won the overall county championship and set a school record with a time of 3:55.44. 40:27
- Student board member report 44:29
- Certified personnel and tenure 47:39
- The board took up a resolution approving resignations, terminations, leaves of absence, position abolitions, appointments, tenure appointments and salary changes in the certified personnel attachments. 47:39
- A staff member said 15 teachers and 1 TA were receiving tenure, and the district welcomed new members of its teaching staff. 48:17
- Consent agenda and appropriation changes 54:02
- Grant and scholarship donations 55:02
- Student travel requests 56:36
- A speaker said the board would be asked to consider a trip for about 70 eighth-grade music students to the Long Island Music Festival at Kutztown University on Friday, May 21st, 2027. 56:36
- The speaker said the second request was a spring 2027 France and Italy travel program for students in the district's French and Italian programs. 56:36
- Staff retirement remarks 57:43
- A staff member thanked an executive assistant who was retiring from the district after working together for the last 10 years. 57:46
- Public comment and adjournment 58:33
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Video: posted by the district as “East Islip UFSD BOE Meeting -- Thursday, June 11, 2026 @ 7:00 pm”