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Pawling Central School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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School board revisits winter coaching appointments after public comment asks for postponement 43:51

  • The board opened with a recognition of its trustees, and elementary students presented thank-you cards to board members. ~23:22
  • A speaker at public comment asked the board to postpone the winter coaching appointments, item 16⁠-⁠19, until the next meeting, and the chair moved to remove the item from the consent agenda for separate discussion at the end of the meeting. 43:51
  • The superintendent said the district is working on a solution after the town recreation department plans to discontinue its before and after school care program on December 31. 59:41
  • Later in the meeting, the chair moved to approve item 1619, the winter coaching appointments, after a speaker said winter sports start November 16. 1:19:25
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening of the meeting 21:10
    • The board reconvened to open session at 7:15 PM and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 21:10
  2. Board of Education recognition 21:40
    • Elementary school students presented thank-you cards to the board. 32:57
  3. Administrative reports and agenda changes 38:02
    • A speaker listed addendums including a non-certified substitute teacher and teaching assistant item and a budget calendar for the 2027⁠-⁠2028 school year budget. 39:40
    • The chair said the student attendance and student immigration status policies were placed on second reading and would not be adopted until the next board meeting. 40:18
    • The chair said the agreement with CSEA had been ratified and a memorandum of agreement would be added to the consent agenda. 41:19
  4. Public comment on agenda items 40:18
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to postpone item 16⁠-⁠19, the winter coaches approval, until the next meeting, which the speaker believed was November 10th. 43:51
    • The speaker said a person interested in coaching positions did not appear on the appointments and asked that it be looked into before a vote. 44:32
    • The chair moved to remove item 16.19 from the consent agenda and discuss and vote on it separately at the end of the meeting. 50:53
  5. Board remarks 50:53
    • A speaker gave athletics updates, saying the varsity girls field hockey team finished as league champs and the varsity boys football team had an undefeated season. 53:46
    • The vice president recognized School Bus Safety Week and said about 17 students were accepted into the National Honor Society. 56:00
  6. Superintendent's comments 59:41
    • The superintendent said the district was happy to have the homecoming tradition revived. 59:41
    • The superintendent said the goal is to have something in place in January and expected an update at the November 10th meeting. 1:00:10
    • The superintendent said the town recreation department plans to discontinue the before and after school care program on December 31st and the district is starting the process to solicit possible providers. 1:00:59
  7. Consent agenda and minutes 1:02:26
    • The chair moved to approve all asterisk items as the consent agenda. 1:02:26
    • The chair moved to approve the minutes of the October 6th, 2026 meeting. 1:03:37
  8. Policy updates and curriculum committee report 1:04:13
    • The chair said community members can read drafts of the student immigration status and attendance policies in BoardDocs and share comments. 1:04:13
    • A speaker reported on the first curriculum committee meeting at the elementary school, saying teachers were pleased with the first 20 days of the Benchmark program. 1:06:08
    • The speaker said the same process of pilot teachers would be used to look at a new math program. 1:07:22
  9. Screen time discussion 1:12:18
    • A speaker asked that the board keep having a conversation about screen time in school. 1:13:06
    • A speaker said a professional from a safety summit would be invited to speak to staff and parents about digital citizenship and internet safety. 1:14:14
    • A speaker suggested looking into assemblies to reinforce the message for students. 1:14:58
  10. Board president comments 1:15:26
    • The board president noted National Principals Recognition Week and encouraged community members to give input on the Town comprehensive plan through a survey at planpauling.org. 1:15:26
  11. Winter coaching appointments 1:18:28
    • A speaker said they would be in favor of approving the appointments and rescinding or modifying them later if needed. 1:20:03
    • The chair moved to approve item 1619, the winter coaching appointments, and said a discussion with the community member was planned for the next day. 1:20:52
  12. Adjournment 1:21:45
    • The chair moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM. 1:21:45

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting 10-27-26 7:00 PM”