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Jericho Union Free School District board meeting, Sep 24, 2026

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  2. Samuel PerlmanPresident
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Jericho auditor reports clean audit as board accepts schedules 5⁠-⁠0 48:00

  • Samuel Perlman opened a public hearing on a revised code of conduct and said the board would table its adoption until the October 2nd meeting to give people more time to review it. 1:56
  • The board heard reports from middle school and high school student representatives and an update from the president of the Joint Council of PTAs. 12:02
  • The district's outside auditor reported that the district received an unmodified auditor's report with no reportable findings. 30:41
  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to accept the schedules and 5⁠-⁠0 to go into executive session. 48:00

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and code of conduct hearing 0:00
    • Samuel Perlman said the board accepted the first reading of a revised code of conduct at the August meeting and that it had been open for a 30-day examination period. 0:59
    • Samuel Perlman opened a public hearing on the document and said the board would table adoption until the October 2nd meeting. 2:00
  2. Board president announcements 2:21
    • One board member said NYSED's refusal to provide U.S. News and World Report with AP exam data was the sole contributing factor in the drop in rankings for leading New York high schools, including Jericho. 3:09
    • Samuel Perlman said that beginning with this year's junior class, completing at least 4 Regents exams will no longer be a graduation requirement, and a staff member said the state plans to add testing for grades 9 to 11. 3:57
    • Samuel Perlman announced a district blood drive on October 6th for participants at least 16 years old with a signed permission slip. 5:51
  3. Public comment 5:51
    • A speaker at public comment said state funding was being secured to help the district launch a new clinical healthcare program, including equipment such as medical mannequins, stretchers and patient monitors. 9:37
    • Samuel Perlman said the district's EMT class started this year with 2 sections, both fully subscribed. 12:02
  4. Approval of minutes 12:02
    • The board considered the minutes of the August 20th, August 26th and September 9th, 2026 meetings. 12:55
    • Samuel Perlman said the minutes stood approved as distributed. 12:02
  5. Student council reports 12:02
    • Middle school student representatives described school opening activities, a book fair, a Washington, D.C., trip on October 15th and 16th and the musical scheduled for December 3rd and 4th. 13:56
    • High school student representatives described homecoming week, a senior sunrise on September 16th and student recognitions in national competitions. 20:48
    • A student representative said the district received a 2026 Outstanding School Award from the Lowell Milken Center. 23:29
  6. PTA update 25:28
    • The board heard an update on PTA activities across the district. 25:28
    • The update said a Health and Wellness Fair would take place October 21st at 7 PM in the middle school library and would be open to all. 27:54
  7. External audit presentation 30:41
    • The district's outside auditor said the district ended the fiscal year with a fund balance of $51.69 million, including $39.4 million in restricted reserves. 30:41
    • The auditor said the firm issued an unmodified auditor's report and had no reportable findings. 31:14
    • The auditor said total revenues came in at about $141.7 million versus total expenditures of $141.9 million, and total fund balance was about 36.4% of total spending. 31:48
  8. Superintendent's report and enrollment 34:48
    • A staff member said enrollment was 3,173 students last year and 3,066 students this year, with an increase of approximately 40 students at the high school. 36:50
    • A staff member said the district contracts with the Jericho STEM Academy for an offsite pre-K class that can hold 16 students and currently has 10 from the waitlist. 37:25
  9. Tabling code of conduct adoption 38:16
    • Samuel Perlman asked for a motion to table adoption of the district's code of conduct to the October meeting, and the motion was made and seconded. 38:43
    • Samuel Perlman asked students and community members to read the draft and share comments, including on the dress code. 39:17
  10. Funding of reserves 40:02
    • The board considered a motion to approve the funding of reserves, which was moved and seconded. 40:02
    • A speaker presenting the item said the district was requesting that the board put the surplus back into the capital reserve. 41:27
  11. Acceptance of external audit report 41:39
    • The board considered a motion to acknowledge receipt of and accept the external audit report for the year ended June 30th, 2026. 41:39
  12. Board initiatives update 42:00
    • Samuel Perlman said the board completed rewriting the district policy manual, redesigned the district website and began transitioning the district to an Apple environment. 42:00
    • Samuel Perlman said initiatives for this year include hires for the senior administrative team, augmented building security procedures and additional detail in the budget process. 45:19
  13. Approval of schedules 47:02
    • The board considered a motion to accept the schedules from Business Affairs through Human Resources. 47:31
    • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0. 48:02
  14. Closing business and adjournment 48:02
    • Samuel Perlman said the next meeting would be Thursday, October 8th, and that the board would not be taking any additional action this evening. 48:02
    • Samuel Perlman announced a 5⁠-⁠0 result on the motion to adjourn into exec and said the board would come back simply to close the meeting. 48:37

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