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

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What happened

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Westbury school board hears strategic plan presentation 48:14

  • The board heard a presentation on a strategic plan titled Charting Our Course: 2030 and Beyond, which sets 6 strategic priorities. 48:14
  • A district staff member said the school board would be asked at its July meeting to approve the strategic plan. 1:24:53
  • The board also approved a block of the remaining agenda items, with item 13F withdrawn. 3:14:28
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 32:28
    • The district clerk called the roll and reported a quorum. 33:36
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. asked for a motion to approve the minutes listed in resolutions 1E, 1F and 1G. 38:15
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. said the minutes were approved 6 to nothing because one trustee had not yet arrived. 38:28
  2. Strategic plan presentation 38:28
    • A district staff member said 65% of the 445 participants in the Thought Exchange survey were scholars. 50:28
    • The plan includes a public platform called the FYRE Watchtower to track benchmarks such as reducing behavioral referrals by 25% and increasing family engagement participation by 40%. 54:52
    • The superintendent said the board would be asked to approve the plan at its July meeting. 1:22:37
  3. Item 1:32:09
    • A district staff member recognized retiring staff members, and Robert Troiano, Jr. said their combined service was 701 years and 0.87 of a year. 1:32:31
    • A district staff member said 11 scholars in the class of 2026 would receive an IB diploma as the district's first cohort. 1:42:24
    • A district staff member said schools would be closed Friday, June 19th, in recognition of Juneteenth and that June 26th would be the last day of classes. 1:46:17
  4. Change to agenda order 1:51:00
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. asked the board to take up items 6V, 6U and 6A out of order before public comment. 1:51:00
  5. Teacher tenure recommendations 2:25:20
    • A district staff member presented 25 teachers recommended for tenure. 2:26:45
    • Michelle Wilson said the vote was in the affirmative for everyone in the tenure resolution except one individual. 2:37:06
  6. Response to security personnel concerns 2:58:07
    • A district staff member said the district initiated an investigation on May 13th after concerns about security personnel were raised during public comment at a May 12th meeting. 2:58:07
    • A district staff member said that as of June 16th, 2026, no evidence had been presented that substantiated the allegations and that the investigation remained open. 3:04:46
    • A district staff member said Arrow Security provided additional training focused on de-escalation techniques and professional conduct. 3:05:31
  7. Public comment 3:06:14
    • A speaker at public comment asked about county recognition of Juneteenth, and Robert Troiano, Jr. said the county executive had refused to propose the holiday without removing an existing one. 3:06:49
    • Robin L. Bolling announced a Juneteenth program on June 19th starting at 11 AM at Bunkie Reed Park, with a flag raising at 12 noon. 3:08:51
    • Speakers asked about withdrawn agenda item 7J and summer enrichment, and a district staff member described summer intervention and enrichment programs, including a 4-week Summer Academy for STEAM for grades 2 through 8. 3:09:14
  8. Block vote on remaining items 3:14:28
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. asked for a block vote on all remaining items except 13F, which was withdrawn. 3:14:28
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. announced the block of items was approved unanimously. 3:15:54
  9. Executive session and adjournment 3:15:54
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. asked for a motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel and negotiations. 3:15:54
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. noted that one trustee stayed through the executive session but left right after it was over. 4:53:02
    • Robert Troiano, Jr. announced the motions to enter executive session and to adjourn carried. 3:16:36

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Video: posted by the district as “Westbury BOE Action Meeting June 16th, 2026”