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Hudson City School District board meeting, Aug 25, 2026

46 min · 0 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 12:48Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 31:54

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Facilities committee chair reports progress on pool, boilers and roof work 8:47

  • Board member Lou Zapp gave a facilities committee report on the pool, the EPC project, roof work and other building projects. 8:47
  • Motions were made to enter executive session at 6:10 PM and exit at 6:24 PM, followed by motions on personnel agenda items and consent agenda items A through X. 16:22
  • The superintendent reported on the start of school, an Ask the Superintendent question effort, code of conduct communications and how open staff positions were being filled. 31:54
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda 7:14
    • The meeting was called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a roll call. 7:14
    • A motion was made and seconded to accept the agenda as presented. 8:03
  2. Audit committee report 8:08
    • A speaker said the audit committee had not met since the last meeting and the annual external audit was on schedule. 8:35
  3. Facilities committee report 8:45
    • Lou Zapp said the pool had been drained and cleaned and crews were working to have it open by the 1st of September, dependent on the boiler installation at the high school. 8:47
    • Lou Zapp said the committee would like the facilities rental policy, last revised in June of 2020, reviewed because of concern about low rates, and that the September committee meeting was canceled with the next meeting on October 19th. 8:47
    • Lou Zapp said the 4 roofs at the 97 wing had been stripped, 2 of the 4 had been re-shingled and the expected completion date was the 10th of September. 9:58
  4. Finance and policy committee reports 12:35
    • A speaker said the finance committee had not met and would schedule a meeting on the same day as the policy committee. 12:35
    • A speaker said the attendance policy was readopted as is in July and that work on it would happen early in the fall with more input from staff. 13:18
    • Asked whether at least 2 seats would be open, a speaker said there were 2 open spots where people did not stay through last year. 15:06
  5. Board vacancy and retreat 15:28
    • A speaker said the board had 4 letters of interest for its vacancy and encouraged others to submit a letter by 5:00 PM on September 11th. 15:28
    • The speaker said the board would hold a retreat the next afternoon on communication goals and a presentation schedule, with further discussion in public on September 15th. 15:47
  6. Executive session and personnel 16:22
    • The board moved to enter executive session at 6:10 PM to discuss the employment history of a particular person or persons and contract negotiations with a collective bargaining unit, and moved to exit at 6:24 PM. 16:22
    • A motion was made to approve personnel agenda item B16, and a speaker said they would recuse themselves. 31:21
  7. Superintendent report 31:51
    • The superintendent said September 8th would be the first day for faculty and staff and September 9th the first day for students. 31:54
    • The superintendent said a social worker had resigned and the district posted for a school psychologist instead, allowing a previously laid-off person to be recalled, and that an English language learners position was brought back to meet required services. 31:54
    • Asked whether people on the callback list had declined to return, the superintendent said some had accepted positions in other districts. 37:26
  8. Consent agenda 37:49
    • A motion was made to add item Y, a contract agreement with the food service personnel, to the consent agenda, and a speaker then said it was already on the agenda. 37:49
    • A motion was made to accept consent agenda items A through X. 38:38
  9. Upcoming meetings and closing 38:38
    • A speaker said the next regular Board of Education meeting would be Tuesday, September 15th, at 6 PM in the high school auditorium, with a Facilities Committee meeting on Monday, October 19th, at 5:30 PM. 39:37
    • The board moved to enter a second executive session at 6:34 PM to review the employment history of a particular person or persons, with no further business to follow. 39:57

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