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Sayville school board swears in superintendent, approves agenda items 0:34
- The board's counsel administered the oath of office to the district's superintendent at the start of the meeting. 0:34
- A district staff member reported that the district finished the year around $200,000 on the plus side and expected the overall fund balance to increase between $50,000 and $100,000. 3:32
- A staff member said the bond committee would hold its 3rd meeting the next day and aimed to have a final amount by the end of September for a recommendation to the full board. 5:11
- The board approved several groups of agenda items, including a group with a $20,000 donation to the school district. ~10:20
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Item by item (8)
- Opening and superintendent oath of office 0:34
- Correspondence and superintendent report 1:55
- The board was invited to a ceremony for 2 Eagle Scouts in the district on September 12th at 1:30 and planned to award them a certificate. 1:55
- The superintendent said an administrative retreat would take place next week to review goals and prepare for the new year. 2:29
- The superintendent said Superintendent's Conference Day would welcome staff back, introduce new members and include staff recognitions. 2:29
- Claims audit, fund balance and facilities reports 3:08
- No board discussion was raised on the claims audit report. 3:08
- A staff member said the district finished the year around $200,000 on the plus side and planned to write off about $100,000 of accrued excess tied to the special education extended year program, with the overall fund balance expected to increase between $50,000 and $100,000. 3:32
- The staff member said the district might pick up another $50,000-$100,000 from the teachers retirement system bill. 4:23
- Bond committee update 5:05
- A staff member said the bond committee had been reviewing the architect's 5-year plan and adding projects sought by different constituents, and would hold its 3rd meeting the next day. 5:11
- The staff member said the goal was to have a final amount by the end of September to make a recommendation to the full board, describing the timeline as very aggressive. 6:12
- A speaker said around 20 people from broad stakeholder groups had attended each meeting and that there had been a solid consensus on the district's needs. 8:07
- AI policy discussion 9:12
- Kathy White-VanDorn said it had been suggested that the district adopt a policy specifically for AI, in addition to Policy 5426-A on acceptable use and Policy 5550 on privacy and security. 9:12
- One board member said high school students in certain situations, including in RISE and RISE Tech, need access to AI to compete nationally. 9:48
- Kathy White-VanDorn said copies of sources would be shared with the board for discussion at the next meeting. 10:11
- Action items 10:20
- The board voted on items 7.01 to 7.07, item 7.08 separately, items 7.09 to 7.19 and items 8.01 to 9.03. 10:20
- One speaker abstained on item 7.08, saying it involved the company the speaker works for. 10:20
- A speaker noted a $20,000 donation to the school district, and another speaker said it was an additional scholarship. 11:13
- Motions on items 7.01 to 7.07, on a group including the donation and on items 8.01 to 9.03 carried, and the vote on item 7.08 was 6 in favor with 1 abstention. 10:20
- Upcoming dates 12:00
- The board listed a Board of Education meeting on August 27th at 5:30 and a tentative Board of Education retreat on August 10th. 12:34
- Public comment and executive session 13:16
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Video: posted by the district as “Sayville BOE August 3, 2026 - Business Meeting”