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Suffern Central School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Suffern school board holds annual organization meeting, approves board member appointments 0:13

  • The board took votes on a president and a vice president, and the chair congratulated the vice president in absentia. 4:00
  • Using consent agendas, the board approved board member appointments listed as items 1.09 through 1.16 and voted on action items 2.01 through 2.46. 6:32
Item by item (7)
  1. Oaths of office 1:14
    • Paul Shapiro recited the oath of office as a member of the Board of Education. ~2:23
    • Tom Donnelly recited the oath of office. ~3:15
    • Marlo Dickman congratulated Paul Shapiro and Tom Donnelly. 3:43
  2. Selection of board president 3:43
    • Marlo Dickman called for nominations for president and announced one nomination, for Marlo Dickman, which was seconded. 3:43
    • With no other nominations, the board took a voice vote. 4:00
  3. Selection of board vice president 4:00
    • Marlo Dickman said counsel advised that the board could go forward with the vice president item even though the person who offered to serve was not present. 4:00
    • Marlo Dickman said the nominee had agreed before the meeting to serve and would take the oath of office at a later date. 5:02
    • After a voice vote on the vice president nomination, Marlo Dickman offered congratulations in absentia to the nominee. 5:02
  4. Ex officio student board members 5:02
    • Marlo Dickman said the district recommended two students to serve as ex officio student board members for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 year. 5:36
    • After a voice vote, Marlo Dickman congratulated the two students and said the board looked forward to them joining. 5:02
  5. Board member appointments 5:02
    • The board voted on a consent agenda for items 1.09 through 1.16, which Marlo Dickman said had been cleared with the board in advance. 5:02
    • Marlo Dickman read that Marlo Dickman would serve as the New York State School Board Association legislative liaison, chair of the Audit Committee and the board member on the District School Health Advisory Council. 7:32
    • Marlo Dickman read that Paul Shapiro would serve as the Rockland County School Boards Association delegate and on the Policy Committee, and that Tom Donnelly would serve on the Audit Committee and the security committee. 7:33
    • Marlo Dickman read the approved appointments aloud for the record after the vote. 6:59
  6. Action items for the school year 5:02
    • Marlo Dickman said the number of action items reflected the organization meeting and the items needed for the coming school year, and the board took a voice vote on them as a consent agenda. 5:02
    • No board member asked to pull any of action items 2.01 through 2.46. 8:49
  7. Adjournment and executive session 5:02
    • The board voted to adjourn the organization meeting, and Marlo Dickman called the regular meeting to order. 9:48
    • Marlo Dickman said the board would adjourn to executive session and resume at approximately 7:30. 10:59

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Video: posted by the district as “Suffern CSD BOE Live 7-1-26 Annual Organization Meeting”