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Votes at a glance (items approved by voice vote unless noted):

- Acceptance of minutes: The board accepted minutes for the Jan. 8, 2025 board meeting as detailed in the Friday mailing. (Motion moved by Mrs. Doresca; outcome: approved.)

- Treasurer's reports: Receipt acknowledged for the revised treasurer’s report for November 2024 and the treasurer’s report for December 2024. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- Personnel actions: The board approved the personnel actions report (amended and addended) dated Feb. 12, 2025. (Motion moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- Committee on Special Education (CSE) and Preschool CSE recommendations: The board approved recommendations for Committee on Special Education and Committee on Preschool Special Education for November–December 2024 and January 2025. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- Home tutoring and special-education services report: Approved for the month as detailed in the Friday mailing. (Moved by Mrs. Doresca; outcome: approved.)

- Donations: The board accepted two donations totaling $955 from Jovia Credit Union for the Funding Your Ideas grants program ($500 and $455) and a bench donated by the Class of 2024 for the Baldwin High School courtyard. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- Consent agenda: Members approved items 10.3 through 10.1 via consent agenda after questions on select items were addressed. The items included the updated Use of Facilities report (July 2024–June 2025) and related routine approvals. (Motion moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- Policies: After a second reading, the board adopted discrimination and harassment policies identified in the board packet (policy numbers listed in the Friday mailing). The adoption included grievance-procedure exhibits for Title IX-related harassment and discrimination. (Moved by Mrs. Doresca; outcome: approved.)

- 2025–26 School Calendar: The board approved the district calendar for the 2025–26 school year. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- Nassau County Board of Elections memorandum of agreement: The board approved a memorandum of agreement to rent DS200 scanning machines and AutoMark equipment for the May board election. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- Appointment of hearing officer: The board accepted charges preferred by the superintendent pursuant to Civil Service Law §75 and appointed Stephen O’Brien, Esq., as hearing officer to make findings of fact and recommendations. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

- SEQRA classification: The board approved the resolution classifying electrical upgrades at Lenox and Meadow schools and roof replacement at Baldwin High School as Type II actions under SEQRA (6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(2) and (c)(10)), as recommended by H2M Architects and counsel. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)

Most motions were moved and seconded by board members Mrs. Kools and Mrs. Doresca; votes in the transcript are recorded as voice votes with “Aye” and no detailed roll-call tallies in the public audio record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting: Wednesday, February 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 12, 2025 meeting the Baldwin Board approved minutes, treasurer reports, personnel actions, special-education recommendations, donations, policies and other routine business. The board also appointed a hearing officer and approved rental of election-scanning equipment.","taxTitle","BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",54725,"location","New York","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":42,"_43":77,"_45":77,"_46":78,"_48":79,"_50":80,"_52":81,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":55,"_73":55},6335336,"Board classifies Lenox/Meadow electrical upgrades and high school roof replacement as Type II SEQRA actions",4054000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2289761-21dae206487a4cb9dafb3e5abf3c44bc&start=4054&end=4054","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2289761-21dae206487a4cb9dafb3e5abf3c44bc/thumbnail_4054000.jpg","/articles/6335336/New-York/Board-classifies-LenoxMeadow-electrical-upgrades-and-high-school-roof-replacement-as-Type-II-SEQRA-actions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335336-652b9dc9dc15e8db88b3e2cb95439765/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181219&Signature=i9SkTxMBHxeBYyFR~Sj84hRbS9BxSDjW6zIuBcBi6VahE60o3F0VQawfBhUwaAsKnmHwzaqxAiXWh4v0blvzTPm1o6V0SDWfF8nWGUrHg-H683Rt5eWWwbby8XhhNsVDIQrG0SwQmpr6737f4Oq9A9JZQIsKPJidxVhQj~mMzLjuIvMiNcaG9GRq9K9zcf-CPPs5cN9nlhzVGVfHQoIwuO4D-8UcLszDOb2-Ctga2KnM0qtmpZ9zM0rdaxzrEECFfIaYR~TD5r9KN~~pgbJBQgFz7RE7Pg81FrTdxDgAUqew5Vv9di5wOeFnFefNK2q7LDKctTGwb5Ma5QFMcbuwZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Baldwin Union Free School District Board of Education voted on Feb. 12, 2025 to classify three capital projects — electrical service upgrades at Lenox and Meadow schools and a roof replacement at Baldwin High School — as Type II actions under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), citing H2M Architects and counsel-prepared materials.

“Be it resolved that the Board of Education … declares that the electrical service upgrade projects at Lenox School and Meadow School and the roofing replacement project Baldwin High School be classified as a Type II action under SEQRA,” the board resolution reads; the motion was moved by Mrs. Kools and seconded by Mrs. Doresca and approved by voice vote.

District staff and board members said the projects were part of routine capital maintenance and that facility planning is being driven by aging infrastructure and program needs. A facilities presenter told the board that several campus buildings are old: “In some cases, our buildings are over a hundred years old,” and said renovations respond to safety, circulation and program-space shortcomings (cafeterias, rehearsal and practice spaces, technology classrooms).

Board members described examples that motivated improvements: elementary-school kitchen and lunch facilities now support on-site student dining (a change from earlier eras when many students went home for lunch), the high school requires more rehearsal/practice spaces for performing arts and athletics, and technology programs need dedicated labs rather than ad hoc spaces.

The board also approved an updated Use of Facilities report (July 2024–June 2025) as part of the consent agenda. The SEQRA resolution and the facilities-related approvals were presented as routine business in the Friday mailing and enacted without roll-call tallies in the transcript record.

The board’s vote to classify the projects as Type II relied on the cited regulatory categories (6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(2) and 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(10)), which typically cover certain routine maintenance and replacement actions. The board moved multiple facility items as part of a consent agenda; the motions were moved by Mrs. Kools and seconded by Mrs. Doresca and approved by voice vote.","The Baldwin Board approved a resolution classifying electrical upgrades at Lenox and Meadow schools and a roofing replacement at Baldwin High School as Type II actions under SEQRA and advanced related facility-use matters; board members cited aging buildings and program needs as rationale for renovation work.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_46":90,"_48":91,"_50":92,"_52":93,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":94,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":95,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":55,"_73":55},6335339,"BOCES study forecasts modest decade-long enrollment decline for Baldwin UFSD",1051,1199000,2250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2289761-21dae206487a4cb9dafb3e5abf3c44bc&start=1199&end=2250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2289761-21dae206487a4cb9dafb3e5abf3c44bc/thumbnail_1199000.jpg","/articles/6335339/New-York/BOCES-study-forecasts-modest-decade-long-enrollment-decline-for-Baldwin-UFSD","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335339-8de4b1ab216f6cf7e75bafd87da4cad6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181219&Signature=bzNpcHhDhrmAXwdZq3OYT~g29HmitzY8s63bdjz1EjPORyvP87v92V5DSdbKERwPGF2hjIeyik68mO70X9O-0VWOy~MQ2c-6IFc53Yvzcdm1UqBIZdRTFWnbmK3nAqG7Gr9V2v3wYhDlqMcAgHTk6ZJ9pUN9QJIJjpf82xXahxJm-aCn-L4SCqSH5DbFpCGih6K1unOyuvuwIWe~4RixvXXC4T3RXe1EYEIZ2zGdYaDKKJHXwe2p-v1wLDGGKa-uWsSbyrXmLP4oyO7xopFCyxXRqwz0F-9U7ntN9Xj~EFpwZe7K2lWnBKfqzp-rUiZtYcRUhmWnoB-JoWXleBRO-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Christina Vagenis of the Western Suffolk BOCES Office of School Planning and Research presented an enrollment and demographic study to the Baldwin Union Free School District Board of Education on Feb. 12, 2025, projecting the district’s K–12 enrollment to decline from 4,340 students in 2023 to about 4,166 by 2033.

The study, which the presenter said uses birth rates, housing turnover, population age structure and nonpublic/charter enrollments, showed the district’s peak enrollment of 4,785 students in 2013, a drop to 4,340 in 2023 and a projected net loss of about 174 students over the next decade.

BOCES emphasized that several demographic factors underlie the projection. “Nassau County recorded 16,260 births in 2001. Since then, births have declined 12.7% with 14,199 births recorded in 2021,” Vagenis told the board. She also noted the district’s median age rose from 40.5 years in 2010 to 42.1 in 2020 and that home sale prices increased substantially between 2012 and 2022.

Board members and staff pressed for context and local detail. Board member Miss O’Hagan asked whether the patterns shown were typical across Long Island; Vagenis replied that “most districts that we’re working with are showing a decline” and that a few upstate districts are gaining students. When asked about private-school enrollment and students served outside the district, the board said more detailed data appear in the full report the district receives.

The presentation broke the projections into grade bands: K–5 was projected to lose roughly 79 students over the decade; grades 6–8 showed small year-to-year fluctuation with a net projected gain of about one student in part of the projection window; grades 9–12 were projected to lose about 96 students. Vagenis highlighted that kindergarten cohorts have been smaller than the graduating 12th-grade cohorts for the last decade, which contributes to the long-term decline.

Board members and staff framed the findings in operational terms. One board member observed that, while the aggregate loss sounds large, “compared to your enrollment… it’s not a huge impact,” and district staff said budgeting and building-use planning typically absorb modest enrollment shifts across many schools. District staff also noted housing and market data in the report stop at 2023 and that the district is working with BOCES on updated housing figures for the 2023–24 school year.

The report will inform the district’s long-range planning for building use, class sizes and capital projects, and board members said they would use the full BOCES study when preparing the budget and facility plans.","Western Suffolk BOCES presented a demographic and enrollment study to the Baldwin Union Free School District that projects a district enrollment decline from 4,340 (2023) to about 4,166 by 2033, identifying lower birth rates and an aging resident population as key drivers.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Baldwin UFSD board approves personnel, special education, donations and policies

Board classifies Lenox/Meadow electrical upgrades and high school roof replacement as Type II SEQRA actions

BOCES study forecasts modest decade-long enrollment decline for Baldwin UFSD