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Key outcomes approved by voice vote included acceptance of the March 4, 2025 minutes; a motion to recess into executive session and later to reopen the public meeting; the personnel appointment listed as agenda item 3 (including the incoming LMK assistant principal); the full personnel report; the administrative report (including acceptance of a donation from the Harrison Avenue School PTA and authorization to pursue litigation as stated in the agenda); and the finance and facilities report, which contained numerous contract awards tied to capital improvements and equipment purchases.

Contracts and awards approved (as read at the meeting) included: a contract to supply and install a wheelchair lift at Harrison Avenue Elementary (RFB number 24/25‑16); retaining‑wall repairs at Parsons Memorial Elementary (RFB number 24/25‑14); multiple Purchase Elementary School building additions (RFB/RFP references shown at the meeting, including 24/25‑15); classroom‑addition contracts at Harrison High School (RFP/RFB references including 24/25‑17 and related contract letters H, G and P); baseball‑field upgrades at Harrison High School (RFB number 24/25‑18); several contracts for out‑of‑district health services and educational services (districts listed in the agenda such as Rye City, Port Chester‑Rye UFSD, Elmsford UFSD, Scarsdale and White Plains); a contract award for a classroom addition at the high school (RFP 24/25‑17 contracts H and P referenced); and a bid rejection for grounds equipment (RFP referenced at meeting).

All motions as read on the agenda carried on affirmative voice votes as recorded at the meeting with the clerk asking \"All in favor? Aye.\" The meeting record shows board members present responded affirmatively; the roll call recorded the following board members as present earlier in the meeting: Kelly Kozak; Kelly Movoy Mangan; Benjamin Blaustein; Samantha Jaburga; Placido Dino Puccio; Robert C. Sullivan Jr.; and Jerome Valente. The board adjourned after closing business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Harrison Board of Education Meeting March 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 19 meeting the Board approved minutes, personnel appointments and reports, accepted donations, authorized litigation, and awarded multiple construction and service contracts tied to the district’s capital program and operations.","taxTitle","HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRIC, School Districts, New York","taxId",38821,"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},6108297,"Board approves Jennifer Reynaldo as assistant principal at Lewis M. Klein",262,889000,1151000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769355-1afb6c9193f5919e53dc5587f4bd13e3&start=889&end=1151","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769355-1afb6c9193f5919e53dc5587f4bd13e3/thumbnail_889000.jpg","/articles/6108297/New-York/Board-approves-Jennifer-Reynaldo-as-assistant-principal-at-Lewis-M-Klein","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108297-ff2ffae7d3af25a7a25735508e94153a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771079927&Signature=CDQNXwLtkTM3hwHD6e5Rkrq7JC6EDqqZQWd76F1Ezh5nb9XAxH8KsapkrEEn63NsuDO8tcTgFX9b8MxXaQOCjNsGLcnyTQdskWAyH~qykuU1V9DzD0KijrubfubWlL1lUtnW9WXNYte6THN1-UN9et5wGd-sCCHs-QhhHQpesitGZd~elvP1WHPD7Wta479IvsQvnFaoQFcmsqA9GvZmnwfSp6Kvhds4yzBVE6nkZ825wUXr68S8cKXW3-g~PGnM9nfTekrhYJqMb2bDnQZlndOzJlgWxKwoAHZVAKOww6p7h8gDY7dL4u7-mYVQ~Iw8eBWLC6AlRjn5r3SEjE5AIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harrison Central School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Jennifer Reynaldo as an assistant principal at Lewis M. Klein (LMK) Middle School during its March 19, 2025 regular business meeting.

Board members voted to approve item 3, which the clerk read as including \"Jennifer Rinaldo for being carrying assistant principal at the Lewis and Pine Middle School\" (as read at the meeting); the candidate introduced herself and was welcomed by staff and trustees. The motion carried with an affirmative voice vote.

Scott, a middle school principal who introduced Reynaldo to the meeting, told attendees Reynaldo \"comes from Parsons and was recognized as a wonderful teacher\" and described a rigorous selection process. \"At the end of the day, Jen shined, and we are really excited,\" Scott said.

Jennifer Reynaldo addressed the board: \"First, I want to thank the administrative team, the board for this opportunity because I am both excited but also deeply honored to join the LMK family,\" she said, adding she looks forward to meeting staff, students and families.

The appointment was recorded as part of the personnel consent items approved that evening; the district noted SED (State Education Department) clearance language for temporary and regular appointments where applicable. The board celebrated the appointment briefly before returning to the agenda.","The Board approved the appointment of Jennifer Reynaldo to an assistant‑principal role at Lewis M. Klein Middle School (LMK); colleagues praised her instructional background and the district signed off on the personnel item under agenda item 3.",{"_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},6108301,"Harrison Central projects steep enrollment growth; budget aims to \"maintain what we have\"",2024,1190000,3214000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769355-1afb6c9193f5919e53dc5587f4bd13e3&start=1190&end=3214","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769355-1afb6c9193f5919e53dc5587f4bd13e3/thumbnail_1190000.jpg","/articles/6108301/New-York/Harrison-Central-projects-steep-enrollment-growth-budget-aims-to-maintain-what-we-have","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108301-2c27d0a8a0a8e9039745359f21086de6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771079927&Signature=SkdFhuZXe-JtkTWOQnqkE9blpazPE3C935Ifdh5moBAPy7bl8pi6-is0Ur0NnxQNn5Hg4ojzBQsCaoET0FRj-cIRvp8H3Fgmob3N7qqAM8jyyp9-q7ngaB4AZP2UIPlm7l4vXbNpHUCMK3kBGLPhzdmTtl2XYWoF6qfbHonDFlNXKs1UboLx~Y0x8dt9y0LNQmEHTU0P426jhANyHi4thQtXiRfG8~eg5OtzqOiQ~TyUvdTfrLTGycyNofw~JWr9FFZXJ4qAPqHdJCtubGPPxD3e6qI4OxOOZfskt4~oXZUfxEwQ5zw2DfiIe~Wo-5soq9cA8spbx0NXt2SAsd7onQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harrison Central School District presented a preliminary 2025–26 budget on March 19, 2025, saying enrollment growth, health‑insurance increases and special‑education costs are the main drivers of a multi‑million‑dollar rise in expenditures.

Doctor Woll, a district staff member who led the presentation, told the Board the district must stay within the New York State tax‑levy cap formula or seek a 60% voter override to raise the levy beyond the cap. \"We are required to live within this tax levy cap or to seek a 60% voter approval, an override to spend more than that,\" he said.

The nut graf: the district is trying to keep programs and class sizes stable while planning for possible new classrooms and capital work as large housing developments could add hundreds of students to already pressured schools.

Tim, a district staff member who reviewed expenditure detail, said enrollment growth, employee benefits (notably health insurance) and operational costs for special‑education services are the top cost drivers. He told the board administrators had identified 6.8 potential new full‑time‑equivalent positions; staff estimated the direct budgetary impact of those positions at about $600,000 including salary and benefits, and said overall employee salary and benefit costs (including other factors) were roughly $1.6 million, or about 2% of the budget. \"All in all, total increases in expenditures next year, 5,800,000.0, around 4%,\" he said.

Administrators outlined planned and in‑progress capital work from the district's 2023 bond project: window replacements across campuses, the Parsons School third‑floor renovation (six classrooms), high‑school classroom additions (four classrooms), Purchase Elementary classroom addition and a scheduled baseball‑field renovation in mid‑April. The district expects about $1.9 million in general‑fund capital allocations next year for additional in‑district projects such as auditorium work at Harrison Avenue School, major electrical switchgear upgrades at the high school, retaining‑wall repairs at Parsons, HVAC improvements and new bleachers/scoreboards.

Board members and staff repeatedly flagged the unpredictability of growth. Doctor Woll and other administrators showed demographer projections that, if realized, could add several hundred elementary students in affected zones (notably Purchase and Parsons) over the coming years. \"If we're able to maintain what we have amid surging enrollment, that would be a good thing,\" Doctor Woll said.

Board vice president Kelly Movoy Mangan (also a member of regional school board groups) said the board is advocating with state legislators for changes to the tax‑cap and regional cost‑index formulas so aid better reflects local enrollment and cost realities.

Next steps: the district plans to present revenue projections at the April 2 meeting, revisit offsets and fund‑balance use, seek community input through the CBAC meeting on April 7 and hold a budget hearing before the May 20 vote. Tim told the board he expects to return April 2 with updated revenue numbers and a recommended budget to present to the Board on April 22.","District leaders told the Board on March 19 that surging student enrollment, rising health‑insurance costs and special‑education expenditures are driving a preliminary 2025–26 expenditure increase; administrators said the goal for next year is to preserve existing programs while revenues and tax‑cap limits are resolved.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Board approves personnel, donations, contracts and finance reports

Board approves Jennifer Reynaldo as assistant principal at Lewis M. Klein

Harrison Central projects steep enrollment growth; budget aims to "maintain what we have"