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Goshen Central School District board meeting, Aug 17, 2026

1 h 05 min · 1 public speaker

Safety, weapons and police ▶ 0:25

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What happened at this meeting

Goshen superintendent search draws 8 applicants, application period closes September 14th 12:06

  • The board held a public hearing on the district-wide safety plan, which a staff member said New York State schools are required to post to their websites by September 1st. 0:25
  • Presenters on the superintendent search reported 8 applicants so far, said the application period would close September 14th and said the next superintendent would be available to start January 1st. 12:06
  • Staff members reported on summer building projects, athletics and the tax levy, including tax rate increases that the business official said varied by town. 22:45
  • The board took motions on the consent agenda, new business and an executive session, but no results were announced. 57:35

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Item by item (10)
  1. Public hearing on district safety plan 0:07
    • A staff member said all New York State schools must hold a public hearing on the district-wide safety plan and post the plan to the website by September 1st. 0:25
    • The staff member said all schools use 5 drills: shelter in place, hold in place, evacuate, secure lockout and lockdown. 3:58
    • The staff member said 8 of the 12 annual drills must be completed before December 31st, and 2 of those must be lockdown drills. 5:48
  2. Superintendent search update 11:24
    • A presenter said the search had 8 applicants who had signed into the portal and was open until mid-September. 12:36
    • A second presenter said the application period would close September 14th, followed by community and staff forums in September and stakeholder interview committees at the end of September. 13:45
    • One board member suggested the district post short updates about the search on social media. 15:42
  3. Interim superintendent report 16:41
    • The staff member said the district would recore the high school's exterior doors to convert from keys to badges, starting in the next week, and would eventually do each building. 17:00
    • The staff member said the superintendent's conference day is Tuesday, September 1st, and the first day of school is Wednesday, September 2nd. 20:05
  4. Summer buildings and grounds projects 22:45
    • A speaker reporting on buildings and grounds work said the high school tennis courts were replaced and every classroom door and office window at the high school now has a lockdown shade. 22:45
    • The speaker said 100% of the fluorescent lighting in the bus bays at the bus garage was replaced and converted to LED. 30:33
  5. Athletics update 31:02
    • The athletic director said the district is fielding 30 varsity teams and 61 teams in total, with registration at 331 students for varsity and JV programs. 35:38
    • The athletic director said the 130th game against Warwick would include a presentation for both teams and a commemorative medal for each student athlete. 44:47
  6. Business report and tax levy 47:05
    • The assistant superintendent for business said the tax cap permitted a 3.06% increase, the board adopted a 2.8% increase, and tax rates would rise 5.04% in Chester, 4.2% in Goshen, 7.06% in Hamptonburg, 1.19% in Wallkill and 4.86% in Wawayanda. 47:13
    • The assistant superintendent for business said the board could adopt a resolution allowing a property tax exemption for veterans with 100% service-connected disability, which would have to be in place by March 1st. 47:13
    • The assistant superintendent for business said July general fund expenses were $4.8 million. 50:31
  7. Curriculum, instruction and technology report 51:11
    • A staff member said student schedules would be available Friday, August 21st after 3 PM through SchoolTool only. 51:21
    • The staff member said 5 private schools wish to collaborate with the district on title funding and that the final UPK number is 64 students. 52:50
    • The staff member said the new district website went live as of the 13th. 54:02
  8. Consent agenda and new business 57:35
    • Tom Loftus read a resolution approving the new business items as presented. 58:07
  9. Public comment 58:33
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board for help for disabled veterans and asked whether the board would adopt the veterans exemption. 58:51
    • One board member said that when the resolution comes forward, the board would pass it to support the tax exemption for disabled veterans. 1:03:08
  10. Executive session 1:03:55
    • Tom Loftus read a motion to enter executive session, with no intent to reconvene, to discuss the superintendent search and the employment history of a particular person or persons. 1:03:55

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Video: posted by the district as “Regular Meeting of the Goshen Central School District Board of Education 8/17/26”