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Pleasantville Union Free School District board meeting, Aug 11, 2026

38 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Pleasantville school board discusses e-bike and e-scooter use on campus 11:47

  • A speaker asked to see a proposed policy change and additional signage at the next meeting, which was set for August 25th. 0:05
  • The board held a discussion on community use of district facilities, focused on e-bikes and e-scooters being ridden on the track, turf and campus. 8:23
  • The board approved the consent agenda, which included appointments of teachers, aides, substitute teachers and coaches, by a 4-nothing vote with one abstention. 35:15
Item by item (6)
  1. Opening of meeting 0:05
    • The meeting was called to order as a special meeting, and the next meeting was set as regularly scheduled on August 25th. 0:05
    • Attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:05
  2. Superintendent's report 1:05
    • A staff member said the district was drafting surveys for parents, teachers, students and community members for its strategic plan, to be sent out before students return. 1:39
    • The staff member said the capital project would move to 3 phases, with Phase 1 in 2027, athletic field work in the spring of 2028 and the remaining work in the summer of 2028. 3:59
    • A speaker asked for a recap of the previous strategic plan and a roundtable with people who worked on it, and the staff member said the district could put something like that together. 6:36
  3. Public comment 8:23
    • No one spoke during recognition of the audience. 8:23
  4. Community use of district facilities 8:23
    • A speaker proposed prohibiting the riding of e-bikes and e-scooters on campus while still allowing riders to walk them onto campus and park them. 11:47
    • Loredana Coughlan asked how rules would be enforced in the evening and during practices, and asked about signage and cameras. 17:09
    • A staff member said the district currently has 3 guards during the day who serve as greeters at the entrance and are not mobile. 25:35
  5. Consent agenda 34:16
    • The consent agenda included appointments for the coming year for teachers, aides, substitute teachers and coaches. 35:15
    • A staff member noted the agenda included decommissioning a typewriter. 35:43
    • The motion passed 4-nothing with one abstention. 36:37
  6. Executive session 36:57
    • The board moved to enter executive session to discuss the employment of a particular person and did not anticipate returning to public session for official business. 37:22
    • The motion passed. ~36:57

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education August 11, 2026”