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Yorktown Central School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Yorktown board members and superintendent take oaths, set committee roles 0:02

  • The Yorktown Central School District board held its annual organizational meeting, at which board members took the oath of office for a term of 3 years and the superintendent took the oath for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 0:02
  • Motions were made on annual appointments, the second reading and adoption of policies 5281 and 8121, and a consent agenda covering agenda items 13 through 17. 5:27
  • Board members discussed committee assignments, and one board member said they were happy to keep chairing the fiscal advisory committee and was okay continuing on the facilities committee. 12:31
  • Adam MacDonald asked to serve as an alternate on the facilities committee because of the meeting time and said joining the policy committee was something Adam MacDonald would like to do. 17:51

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening, oaths and board officers 0:02
    • Board members took the oath of office for 3 years beginning July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2029, and the superintendent took the oath of office for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 0:02
    • One board member nominated the prior year's board president to serve again, saying continuity would be called for with new board members on the board. 2:35
    • A nomination was made for the vice presidency, citing continuity. 3:44
    • A staff member announced there were no other nominations and congratulated the nominee as board president, and Reshmi Bose took the oath of office as vice president for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 5:09
  2. Annual appointments, designations and authorizations 5:15
    • Motions were made on appointments listed A through CC, designations listed A through K and authorizations listed A through Q for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 6:32
    • A motion was made to approve a supplemental defense and indemnification resolution. 7:11
  3. Board areas of focus 7:24
    • It was proposed that discussion of the board's '26-'27 areas of focus take place at a retreat in a couple of weeks and then return to public session. 7:24
    • Speakers said that approach would allow a more in-depth discussion. ~7:49
  4. Board committee assignments 7:55
    • One board member said the audit committee reviews internal and external audit reports, meets about 4 times a year, and that they were happy to continue on it. 8:28
    • Michael Magnani said the facilities committee meets every 2 weeks at 2:30 on Tuesdays on building projects, including the fields, 3 elementary schools and a generator project. 14:10
    • Jacquelyn Guarino said they would pass on the facilities committee, and Peter Bisaccia said the time of day would not work even by Teams. 18:57
  5. Liaison and other committee roles 21:05
    • One board member said they would continue on the wellness committee and that an alternate would not be a bad thing, and another board member offered to serve as the alternate. ~22:54
    • One board member described the districtwide safety committee as a liaison role with meetings 3 or 4 times a year at most and said they were happy to stay. 23:47
    • Jacquelyn Guarino said the educational vision committee did not hold a meeting while they were on the board. ~25:35
  6. Policy adoption 25:57
    • A motion was made to approve the second reading and adoption of policy 5281 on the athletic advancement process, effective July 29, 2026, and policy 8121 on first aid. 25:57
    • A district staff member said New York State Education Department regulations change effective July 29th, 2026, and policy 5281 must align with the revised regulations. 26:31
  7. Consent agenda 27:31
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda, which includes agenda items 13 through 17. 27:31
  8. Board comments and construction update 27:45
    • No one spoke at the second public comment period. ~27:45
    • One board member thanked staff for the graduation ceremony, a second member said the graduations were made very personal for parents and special for children, and a third member offered congratulations on the graduation process at all the schools. 28:25
    • A district staff member said construction at Mohansic and Brookside was trending on schedule and within budget for the '26-'27 school year, and the south field would be ready for the fall athletic season. 30:44

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Video: posted by the district as “Yorktown CSD Board of Education Meeting – July 1, 2026”