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Votes (as recorded in the meeting transcript):

- Approval of minutes from the Dec. 11 meeting (agenda item 3): approved, voice vote recorded as unanimous.
- Acceptance of communications (agenda item 4): approved, unanimous.
- Adoption of 2025–26 district calendar (agenda item 9A): approved, unanimous. (See separate coverage.)
- Adoption of 2025–26 board meeting calendar (agenda item 9B): approved, unanimous.
- Monetary scholarship awards and donations to the North High School Opera Club (agenda items 9C and 9D): approved, unanimous.
- Amendment of secondary school attendance zone (agenda item 9E): approved, unanimous.
- Secondary course proposals for 2025–26 (agenda item 9F): approved, unanimous.
- Policies 2120.3 (mailing lists for school board candidates) and 4505 (class coverage in absence of regular teacher) — first read and possible adoption: accepted for first read and possible adoption; vote recorded as passed.
- Policy 1120 (school district records) — second read and adoption: approved, unanimous.
- Policy 8332 (district‑issued portable electronic devices) — second read and adoption: approved, unanimous.
- Consent agenda items 11A through 14G: approved, unanimous.
- Motion to adjourn meeting: approved, unanimous.

Where the transcript does not name a mover or seconder, the meeting record shows the motions were made and seconded with no individual names specified in the public audio. Vote tallies were recorded in the transcript as unanimous voice votes (all in favor, “Aye”; no no votes recorded).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","GNPS BOE Meeting - 1/14/2025 at Baker","oneSentenceSummary","The Great Neck Board recorded unanimous votes on routine agenda items Jan. 14, including minutes, calendars, several policies, scholarship/donation items, a zone amendment and the consent agenda.","taxTitle","GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38327,"location","New York","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6384059,"Saddle Rock fifth‑graders and district staff honored as board recognizes student service, awards and upcoming events",2337,128000,2465000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2123068-2d48f1081a86fa47e160368ab658c0b4&start=128&end=2465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2123068-2d48f1081a86fa47e160368ab658c0b4/thumbnail_128000.jpg","/articles/6384059/New-York/Saddle-Rock-fifthgraders-and-district-staff-honored-as-board-recognizes-student-service-awards-and-upcoming-events","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6384059-a355ea4c23c56eccecaf867b8bfb8835/orig.mp4?Expires=1771101834&Signature=ABnPAj6id6v6iMnDNdgEw8ImpsKXPzAUkLgusRV-rbG4GVsrA-yyqatwFWlWVFjeePQl-piHHP4IeRrQ6aOEgeCS3vALnRJlbrVJyaLSfZb6uplYcMQWUavSVF0pyaMKk6eGzUqDrmOTpPk5YUl5uajVmqfb5iZBh6G2-DY0L7Q87I-XQc2bZAfjlKb49~0-jecygbrEJOpQpG9psdbFI3fq639ZS1ID~OeLDW3bv~79ghYyy0S1o-rX5xGiI0aUJgxfxcOOvSNMJnvGbWR5IzapQEPAeFF~Zh1BuZkHcwax57smcg0U2hPEUXlMXOmt6FGkpO~rFUyRldgKAinzvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Great Neck Union Free School District Board of Education reserved meeting time on Jan. 14 to recognize student service projects, staff achievements and community awards.

Saddle Rock Elementary Principal Lucy Bradley and Assistant Principal Dr. Sarah Goldberg described a long‑running 5th‑grade service‑learning partnership with the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. Bradley said the program has run for 14 years and involves a student readathon whose proceeds are donated to the Ronald McDonald House; the school has raised more than $70,000 over that span. Volunteer Andy Covert (Ronald McDonald House) thanked students and described the partnership; students Amaya and Toby presented reflections about visiting the house and supporting families with hospitalized children.

The board also recognized Assistant Superintendent Steven Landau in what the superintendent called Landau’s final official board meeting. A plaque presented in recognition cited 17 years of service as assistant superintendent of secondary education. The superintendent noted the board has agreed to extend Landau’s contract through the end of the year to assist with a transition and said the district expects to appoint a replacement at the February meeting.

Student delegates reported school‑level news and upcoming events at North and South High Schools, North and South Middle Schools and the district’s elementary schools. Highlights included three finalists in an American Kennel Club art contest from North High, an upcoming guest speaker at North High on addiction and recovery, South High’s holiday basketball tournament champion, a multicultural heritage night at North Middle, and middle‑school spelling bee participation. The superintendent also said the district will recognize five Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars at the February board meeting and announced awards for GNPS TV (national award from the International Tele Association) and North High Principal Dr. Dan Saltzman (Louis E. Yavner Award presented by the Board of Regents).

The superintendent announced that civil‑rights advocate Martin Luther King III will visit district schools on Feb. 6 to speak to students in grades 5–12 about his father’s legacy; the board will approve an agreement for that visit on the agenda that evening.

Several board members and administrators praised the students, staff and community partners during the recognitions. No formal policy decisions were made in the recognitions segment beyond routine acknowledgements and the contract extension timing noted by the superintendent.","At its Jan. 14 meeting the Great Neck Board recognized Saddle Rock Elementary’s 5th‑grade partnership with the Ronald McDonald House, honored Assistant Superintendent Steven Landau and heard student delegate reports and district award announcements.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6384065,"Great Neck board adopts 2025–26 calendar, restores April 1 day off for start of Passover",190,3742000,3932000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2123068-2d48f1081a86fa47e160368ab658c0b4&start=3742&end=3932","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2123068-2d48f1081a86fa47e160368ab658c0b4/thumbnail_3742000.jpg","/articles/6384065/New-York/Great-Neck-board-adopts-202526-calendar-restores-April-1-day-off-for-start-of-Passover","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6384065-5fa4770cc552f80e91b3780f2c2030bd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771101834&Signature=cUUr9NtBM548NyHDzQlsWrVZZS1Iul5mS6d5yRZiqFACEXXQmKUs7SR7xMjsM6OnL-2k1tG1IlvAN1coDVjy4EGNJGtxCqg9kIQ8fMl4~pvPH5lHYeagslQIq-7chhQZ01aW2a0oEFfMKHKeJPloUvNHJJOdHESLqO9J8R2cMOuiJgXCHh57Q6OxwvtYHeUpQhpAuK1-rWUOyhGA5JQ2ni6NEGnl5TJQ9mOf1xfmXDwUjCgYDTbxiUOplCZZG9YbG6Wbtaa3dARlTxLBVGb7lzfMAQbWmIY4gjbAZCpi4LHJm0mV~9rL~RIPjwLO-bUh0qW-ihcWdeydtvdN0JBr6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Great Neck Union Free School District Board of Education unanimously adopted the 2025–26 district calendar at its Jan. 14 meeting, moving a proposed day off from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to April 1 so the district will be closed the day the Jewish holiday of Passover begins at sundown.

Board member Dr. Bassett told colleagues the change corrects an oversight found after the board reviewed the draft calendar in December. \"We had included a day off prior to Thanksgiving... but unfortunately, when we took a closer look at the calendar, we realized we had omitted a day off on April 1st,\" Bassett said, and added that historically the district has not held school the day prior to Passover beginning at sundown.

Bassett said the switch was intended to avoid high absenteeism and the need for faculty and staff to use personal time for religious observance. The board discussion noted there were no other changes since the December review. The motion to adopt the calendar passed by voice vote, recorded in the meeting as unanimous.

Superintendent Dr. Bossert said the adopted calendar will be publicized to the community and that the district followed state and contractual requirements in preparing the schedule.

The board took the vote under agenda item 9A. No member recorded a dissent; the meeting transcript records the motion as passing unanimously.","The Board of Education voted Jan. 14 to adopt the 2025–26 district calendar and to move a previously proposed day off (the Wednesday before Thanksgiving) to April 1 to avoid student and staff conflicts with Passover; the motion passed unanimously.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6384070,"Great Neck expands news media literacy across grades with Stony Brook partnership",1135,2693000,3828000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2123068-2d48f1081a86fa47e160368ab658c0b4&start=2693&end=3828","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2123068-2d48f1081a86fa47e160368ab658c0b4/thumbnail_2693000.jpg","/articles/6384070/New-York/Great-Neck-expands-news-media-literacy-across-grades-with-Stony-Brook-partnership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6384070-0764710f90ac1c2855f97628ba3181f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771101834&Signature=GtWTu8srrhyQ8l1oEATnDT6Cmkfwwq0LXjdMxqVtoUXDQMOHooQchcDvK-6S7~hjyKg0Ci~cDDTqUrGPwmt1bNCj3MRXLDOtNhcjRmL9HVzSqqu~WQEg0XE7xTwKTuj1SbJ8I0uYcQ-3JdjOKMnKQFDbwXHJL161ltFoRI6dn3z8BycIkGLXnydr2qDKguAWpRrIlkkQ91UC30wkY3ZpdETO-CgHcsnaCmuuO4ulLJKifcIRu1evCwkZq7LqJ-0chE~syUdScDrW2OWhRQNb2aD8Gn~NGDcUMGa2TVrhklVa8tDKxqEJKh9O~qyLwnJPt3aeoHR944u-dKuCKOu0Zw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent Steven Landau presented a progress report on the district’s news media literacy initiative at the Great Neck Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on Jan. 14.

Landau said the initiative aims to teach students “the ability to determine the reliability and credibility of news and information regardless of the source and to apply that skill in our professional and personal lives.”

The presentation, developed with the Stony Brook University Center for News Literacy, maps instruction across grade levels and content areas. Landau said elementary lessons introduce students to source credibility, fact versus opinion and digital citizenship; middle schools are piloting a course called Media Literacy for the Digital Age; and high school pilots focus on transferring literary and research skills to news evaluation and civic readiness.

Landau described classroom examples: Pre‑K and kindergarten lessons on online safety and balancing screen time; grades 3–5 anchor charts that probe author intent and missing context; and middle‑school modules that dissect propaganda techniques such as bandwagon appeals, repetition and loaded language. He also demonstrated practical verification tools used in classrooms, including reverse image search and AI‑image detection, and summarized five quick checks for spotting unreliable stories: inspect URLs, examine layout and grammar, identify authorship and funding, cross‑check reporting, and run reverse image searches.

Landau credited collaboration with faculty who attended a news‑literacy academy and with the district’s parent and teacher organizations for sponsoring community events. He said lessons are adapted for students with high needs and that parents are provided resources such as Common Sense Education materials. He identified Howard (Howie) Schneider of Stony Brook as a principal partner in teacher training and noted the district sent nearly two dozen faculty to a summer academy.

Board members praised the curriculum work during the meeting; no formal board action was taken on the initiative at this session. Landau said the program will continue to expand and that the district plans additional faculty training next summer.

The presentation provides a district roadmap for classroom practice and verification tools intended to build students’ ability to evaluate and produce credible information in a media‑rich environment.","Assistant Superintendent Steven Landau told the Board Jan. 14 that Great Neck’s news media literacy initiative, developed with Stony Brook University’s Center for News Literacy, is being integrated across PreK–12 curricula, with new middle‑school coursework and pilot high‑school modules.","actionData","errors"]

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