West Babylon Union Free School District board meeting, Sep 22, 2026
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West Babylon board tables athletic placement policy after discussion, hears tax exemption presentation 8:51
- A district staff member presented four tax exemptions recently signed into law and said no decision was necessary that night. 8:51
- On the tax exemptions, the staff member said the requested information would be gathered and brought back to the board. 29:11
- A district staff member described a recommendation for the board to consider adding policy language that would bar placing a 7th or an 8th grade student on a varsity team unless the team had a minimum required number of athletes from grades 9, 10, 11, 12. 30:15
- The presiding speaker said everyone voted in favor of a motion to table the second reading of Policy 5281 for a future board meeting. 56:33
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Item by item (9)
- Opening statements and announcements 0:00
- A speaker thanked local fire departments and district employees who helped commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11. 0:00
- A district staff member announced a September 29th workshop with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office titled Citizens' Response to Active Shooter Events at the senior high school Performing Arts Center at 7 PM. 1:06
- The staff member said it is illegal for anyone under 16 to operate an e-bike or e-scooter on public property or roadways in Suffolk County and that they are not allowed on school grounds regardless of age, and later said new signs including no e-bikes had been ordered. 3:55
- PTA Council statement 1:06
- A speaker delivering a statement on behalf of PTA Council said units were off to a good start and listed family events at the junior high and Tooker Avenue that week. 6:37
- Presentation on potential tax exemptions 8:51
- A district staff member outlined tax exemptions recently signed into law, including ones for veterans, active duty military and senior citizens, and said a public hearing and a resolution would be needed before March 1st for an exemption to take effect the following year. 8:51
- The staff member said the active duty exemption is not available for school districts to opt into, and another staff member said the exemption for surviving spouses could now be up to 50%. 13:22
- A staff member said the board set the senior citizen base income at $50,000 in 2022 and could now add Option 4, allowing an exemption up to 65%. 18:19
- Consent agenda 29:17
- Athletic placement policy review 29:47
- One board member said adding the sentence would ensure the policy is used as designed, to allow above-average 7th and 8th grade athletes to compete at the varsity level, and said the district had gotten away from that by bringing up students to keep programs running. 31:26
- A district staff member said there was concern that specific number-based restrictions could block students who meet the criteria. 35:52
- The staff member said the district would gather data by sport on students who went through the selection classification process and on any Section 11 requirements. 53:46
- The presiding speaker said everyone voted in favor of tabling the second reading of Policy 5281 for a future board meeting. 56:33
- Second reading of Policy 5290 56:33
- The presiding speaker called for a motion to waive the second reading of Policy 5290 and adopt it as written. 56:33
- Follow-up on athletic data request 57:05
- A speaker asked for yearly data on the proportion of middle school and high school students on each team, and a staff member said it would be part of the data. 57:13
- State school boards association voting delegate 58:24
- A district staff member asked whether the board wanted a member to serve as a voting delegate for the New York State School Boards Association annual meeting and to set up a meeting to give direction on how to vote. 58:44
- A district staff member said a process and meeting time would be discussed and that a plan would be developed. 59:51
- Public statements and adjournment 1:02:56
- The presiding speaker opened the floor for general statements from residents and then called for a motion to adjourn. 1:02:56
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