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Pleasantville Union Free School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Pleasantville board hears five-year financial plan projecting tax levy increases above 4% 1:07:32

  • Administrators recognized student groups from BRS, the middle school and the high school. 1:19
  • A district staff member also said the Pleasantville Forward Together capital project would be done in 3 phases, with Phase 1 beginning in the summer of 2027. 1:00:17
  • A district staff member presented a five-year financial plan that projected tax levy increases of 4.64% for '27-'28 and 4.65% for '28-'29, and said managing under the tax cap would be the challenge. 1:07:32
  • The board took motions on accepting grants from the Pleasantville Fund for Learning and on the consent agenda, but no result was announced. 1:22:27
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening 0:05
    • The meeting was called to order and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:12
  2. Student and staff recognitions 1:19
    • School staff recognized the Fill a Bucket team and student council at BRS, and middle school students who took part in the Olympics of the Visual Arts. 2:40
    • The high school principal said the Guys and Dolls production earned 13 total nominations and 2 Metro Awards. 25:42
    • The student ex officio board member received a certificate from the West Chester Putnam School Board Association, and the retiring business official received a county proclamation for June 16th, 2026. 43:17
  3. Pleasantville Fund for Learning grants 50:40
    • Co-presidents of the Pleasantville Fund for Learning described grants for library resources at Bedford Road School and a photography studio in the high school digital art lab. 51:38
  4. End-of-year and capital project updates 55:39
    • A district staff member listed upcoming graduation ceremonies, including the high school graduation this Thursday. 57:14
    • The report said girls varsity lacrosse finished 17⁠-⁠4 as Section I champions and New York State semifinalists, and that work on a new strategic plan would begin over the summer. 59:17
  5. Capital project update 1:00:15
    • The staff member said Phase 3 covers interior STEAM spaces in all 3 schools and that a community request form for new Community Facilities Committee members would go out this week. 1:00:17
    • A district staff member said Phase 2 athletic field work would take place over the spring and summer of 2028, requiring spring 2028 lacrosse and track and field seasons to be held at away matches. 1:00:40
  6. Student ex officio board member 1:02:10
    • A student said the process for filling the student ex officio position was developed this year and is not codified in any district policy. 1:02:32
    • The speaker said the process is not codified in any district policy and is subject to change. 1:02:32
  7. Long-range financial planning 1:07:32
    • A district staff member presented a 5-year plan that projected expenditures using 5-year averages and revenue categories such as state aid at 2%. 1:07:32
    • The staff member said health insurance and special education were the 2 areas of concern and recommended, if possible, creating 2 tiers of health insurance. 1:14:58
  8. Public comment, grants and consent agenda 1:20:44
    • No one spoke during recognition of the audience. 1:20:44
    • The board took motions to accept the Pleasantville Fund for Learning grants and to pass the consent agenda. 1:23:34
  9. Closing remarks 1:24:19
    • Speakers congratulated the students recognized at the meeting and those graduating. 1:24:19

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting June 16, 2026”