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Policies adopted (second read and vote)
The board moved and adopted five policies on second reading: 53100.65 (Visitors to the Schools), 4772 (Graduation Ceremonies), 4773 (Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities), 5550 (Student Privacy) and 8210.1 (Use of Surveillance Cameras on School Property). The board chair called for a single motion to adopt the five policies; a motion was made and seconded and the board approved the package.

First reads advanced (votes recorded)
The board also took first‑read votes to move forward with policy updates including 4526.1 (Internet Safety), 1120 (School District Records), 8130 (School Safety Plans and Teams) and 55100 (Student Records). The board voted to accept those first reads and asked staff and the policy committee to continue with required updates and public‑comment periods (where applicable).

Personnel action — tenure granted
The board announced and celebrated granting tenure to Allison Mule, identified in the meeting as a high school social worker who works in the district's Flexible Support Program (FSP). Board members and administrators praised Mule’s work supporting students in that program. The meeting record indicates the board “has just granted tenure” and the chair recognized the action during the consent/ personnel portion of the agenda.

Community grant acceptance
The board voted to accept with gratitude a donation from the Byram Hills Education Foundation (BHEF) of a short‑throw scenic projector for theater use. Administrators described the equipment as a short‑throw scenic projector that can project backgrounds behind student performers; the board approved acceptance and thanked the foundation.

Other formal actions
The board approved the 2025–26 district calendar on first read and voted to place several items on next meeting agendas. The board approved the minutes from the Dec. 10, 2024 meeting (motion carried with one abstention) and then voted to adjourn the meeting.

Votes and procedure notes
Several motions during the meeting were put by voice: the board voted to enter executive session at the start of the meeting (motion, second, all in favor); the consent agenda (personnel and CSE recommendations) passed as presented; the policy package and donation motions passed on voice votes as recorded by the chair. Where individual vote tallies or named movers/seconders were not captured in the verbal record, the meeting transcript records only that motions were moved, seconded and approved. The board directed staff to proceed with next steps on policies and budget hearings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting - January 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the Jan. 14 meeting the Byram Hills Board adopted five policies on a second reading, granted tenure to a high school social worker, accepted a BHEF donation for a theater scenic projector, and advanced multiple first‑read policies and the district calendar.","taxTitle","BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",42863,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6672816,"Demographer projects student enrollment growth over decade; district flags nearby housing developments",144,2716000,2860000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113810-d8b4948b1126be6385f75224c40fa99e&start=2716&end=2860","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113810-d8b4948b1126be6385f75224c40fa99e/thumbnail_2716000.jpg","/articles/6672816/New-York/Demographer-projects-student-enrollment-growth-over-decade-district-flags-nearby-housing-developments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6672816-bc9801061fc2a5404d9e026e4f806d78/orig.mp4?Expires=1775562267&Signature=HAvl-q7v0Oq9LbMBRL9CySoI89QUqnePF5ewXAnv9tqp94BnCQ4vhSy-wkKqQWBT5hdNpB8kut4hZv9EKoaTvLpOGfDShNrnAGWh95UxGESqoCqY7D5RxyHfG8DP3ooeCz8OPUuKMeYZDVxKYlZTj9-O1MehFK9AEhNpnwoZH9mKLL15XeEMpx-HGoTiuiD1PDwDdQ8bfUr6BspdHP2kVZuunIgWIh3teDGfMz5SymkSljMrA8~rx0C~JzxMGBaJXOV9FUcOgK2j4Fu2YKLpZdXnfy8Zi1qGeaZNHQrh8GmEd6vexxUUpzPWSQ~o-sxOanIiHw3wRLJGJKEOk9yk7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Byram Hills Central School District received a demographer’s enrollment report at its Jan. 14 board meeting forecasting districtwide enrollment growth over the next decade.

The presentation said district enrollment is expected to rise by about 178 students (7.6 percent) by 2034. The demographer’s projections call for increases concentrated in the primary and middle grades: the primary K–2 cohort was projected to gain students through 2027, the intermediate 3–5 cohort to increase through 2030, and the middle school to see a notable increase as those cohorts advance.

Presenters highlighted birth‑rate data the demographer used: birth counts in the district rose in recent years, with 120 births recorded in 2021 and 96 in 2022, helping explain stronger kindergarten projections. Home‑sale and construction activity were also summarized. The demographer noted large developments approved or proposed in town include the Airport Campus (proposed 125 market-rate three‑bedroom townhomes plus an anticipated 50 age‑targeted units) and Eagle Ridge (88 three‑bedroom townhomes). The presentation also listed smaller permits and scattered single‑lot developments that, in aggregate, could add dozens of homes in the town.

Administrators said the district factors planned and approved housing into its student‑generation calculations but cautioned that each approved development’s actual yield depends on buildout timing, unit mix and occupancy patterns. The demographer's slides included a projected district enrollment chart showing the rise in kindergarten-class size and a leveling as cohorts progress through the grades over the next decade.

Board members and administrators indicated they will continue to track permits and construction because large or concentrated new housing could change staffing and facility planning needs.","A demographer's report presented Jan. 14 projects a net increase of roughly 178 students (7.6 percent) in the district by 2034 and highlighted local building activity that could contribute to enrollment growth, though timelines and unit types vary.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6672818,"Byram Hills outlines implementation steps after new state law requiring student ex officio board member",404,846000,1250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113810-d8b4948b1126be6385f75224c40fa99e&start=846&end=1250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113810-d8b4948b1126be6385f75224c40fa99e/thumbnail_846000.jpg","/articles/6672818/New-York/Byram-Hills-outlines-implementation-steps-after-new-state-law-requiring-student-ex-officio-board-member","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6672818-df0b91967945a758999732980b3a0d4a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775562267&Signature=C3wRxIj~HNV9pFKLK4YDeo5~ZdkASd3TOfndJUm6e1sai5q2IiF1l9zMf5psqBmB~iMrdxUjNhIH40PInu1rDYw2mQubN4PMkU~ytOa3t-WrsaFM2DNXW40E1wNaagl5GtslZk701cipwiY6w49kQQeHjpsSwOuAluWmdtdAycZRWdn-VkzV~zW0dHSO~sKY6GdMpHZ-9c1zkCfYd7kmKoKGQ15Ubjnl6aHBR4cuGbJlIqplnU173E4knt5OFSr19HW~qU4Wf0v5jyZTKrZepPKJuk5Dn0Wu2PrZJSjP1-JhBX2AS09HpDsHkptmK-KAN8B0I7ZPGt1ED4gjK4S6oA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Jan. 14 Byram Hills Central School District Board of Education meeting, administrators briefed the board on a new New York law that will require each high school to have at least one ex officio student board member beginning next year.

The presentation summarized statutory requirements the district identified: the student must have attended the high school for at least one year (so not a freshman), may sit with board members at public meetings, may participate in some events as directed by the board, is not permitted to attend executive sessions or other closed meetings, may not receive compensation and is not entitled to vote.

Administrators said the district proposes to fulfill the law by making one of the high school’s elected senior officers — president, vice president, treasurer or secretary — serve as the ex officio board member on a rotating basis. Chris (staff member), who advised the student government process, told the board the student‑elected mechanism ensures the student chosen understands that the position is part of student‑government duties and creates shared responsibility so one student is not overburdened.

The board discussed student orientation and training. Scott (board member) recommended the district plan an orientation similar to the process used for new board members so students understand board governance and what will be expected at meetings. Administrators said they will take the recommendation to the policy committee to draft implementing policy language and return to the board for further review.

Administrators also described how the high school piloted ranked‑choice voting for the newly elected student government, saying the technique produced results students reported as more satisfactory and that the method could support the selection/rotation of the ex officio designee. Board members requested that the policy committee draft policy language and an orientation plan for the student ex officio role before the law takes effect.","Board members and administrators discussed the recently signed state law requiring each high school to have at least one ex officio student on its board, and the district previewed a recommendation to use the high‑school student government’s elected officers to fulfill the role and route the proposal to the policy committee.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6672823,"Byram Hills begins budget season with five-year fiscal snapshot and tax-cap outline",2672,408000,3080000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113810-d8b4948b1126be6385f75224c40fa99e&start=408&end=3080","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113810-d8b4948b1126be6385f75224c40fa99e/thumbnail_408000.jpg","/articles/6672823/New-York/Byram-Hills-begins-budget-season-with-five-year-fiscal-snapshot-and-tax-cap-outline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6672823-ae6cc289ea64d115d245a5dc55538c2a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775562267&Signature=VMWNulmJ-G17CXEwAsZEfQj5c1zy69N4pWtHEYEzb1cmuL~tcajUHMhX5IDHE~FrXW7fGlEICZnJTAWVF0-WGYMYj8KjK2QqRBY4Myq8cxLwyLEixNxiaG0V~Z-2BoH0Kapw7Wj-4ertAGRL9Z0EgGeqCEp5EHW560mjtKINS2rtxkncEmnyIkSQTk-rDr7em1keyfzXYDpQ3l-POybCEOqf2M3IVq4K3u5ZIroLnqXJ3PAJCIrBQO9ZvJxqW0qIypy74eCW0oiWfGpvdeuJ1w65Nj8hxKaJfm4NSiXCLvftUbbhUZXTNKkXToLuQe0i7nRQWSEXGMWWqRVY2U9m7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Byram Hills Central School District Board of Education opened the 2025 budget season at its Jan. 14 meeting, hearing presentations from school leaders about program priorities and receiving a district five-year fiscal trend analysis and an explanation of the state tax levy limit and budget timeline.

Administrators said the district will present the superintendent’s proposed budget on March 4, hold additional public hearings through April and adopt a budget April 22, with the public vote scheduled for May 20. Kelly (administrator) led the fiscal presentation and described the process the district uses to build the budget, noting the finance advisory committee meets monthly and that projections will be updated after the governor’s executive budget and the district’s health-insurance estimates are known.

The five-year fiscal trend analysis presented to the board is a “snapshot in time,” Kelly said, based on current staff and benefit assumptions. The analysis projects modest enrollment changes in the near term and shows salary-and-benefit costs as the largest share of the budget. Kelly noted the analysis shows that projected salary and benefit percentages could rise above the district’s target dotted line if current assumptions persist, but cautioned the presentation is illustrative rather than a fixed forecast.

Kelly explained the state tax levy limit formula, commonly called the tax cap. The steps described: apply the tax-base growth factor to the current levy, add pilot payments, subtract next-year pilots, then subtract exemptions (debt service, capital/vehicle purchases less building aid, and any other allowed exemptions). A final step applies the statutory CPI-based growth factor (capped at 2 percent). Kelly said the district reports its tax levy limit to the New York State Comptroller on March 1.

For 2024–25 the district’s maximum allowable tax levy was presented as $92,776,893, described as the statutory ceiling the district could place before voters; Kelly repeatedly clarified that the maximum allowable levy is not the same as the amount the district will propose. He said final proposed levy decisions will await state aid figures from the governor’s budget.

School leaders used the hearing to highlight program priorities the operating budget supports. The high school principal (staff member) said the high school operating budget is driven by enrollment and supports programs ranging from AP offerings (the principal said 24 AP courses are offered) to leadership and flexible support programs that keep students in district programs. The middle school principal (staff member) described investments in science aligned to New York’s Next Gen Science Standards and consultant-supported curriculum work to build continuity across grades 6–8. Elementary principals described district adoption of the STAR universal screener and work by a newly hired elementary curriculum lead that administrators said is improving alignment across K–5.

Administrators also confirmed a one-year debt service payment remains on next year’s budget line and that the district expects to be debt-free after that payment. Kelly said retirement system rates (Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System) and health‑insurance assumptions will factor into final projections.

The board set a schedule of further budget hearings: March 4 (superintendent’s proposed budget), March 11, March 25, April (hearing 4), April 22 (budget adoption) and May 20 (budget vote, 6:30 a.m.–9 p.m.). Kelly asked residents to attend hearings and noted public comment windows will close after the March 25 hearing.","At its Jan. 14 board meeting the Byram Hills Central School District opened budget season with presentations on school-level priorities, a five-year fiscal trend analysis and an explanation of the state tax levy (\"tax cap\") formula and timeline for the 2025–26 budget cycle.","actionData","errors"]

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