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Votes at a glance (selected unanimous approvals): the board approved IEP recommendations and home-instruction placements; appointed staff and community residents to a new athletic advisory committee for 2024–25; authorized a memorandum of agreement with the district’s school lunch personnel union (AFSCME, Local 1000); approved tuition-reimbursement payments under the teachers’ collective‑bargaining agreement; adopted updated board policies (policy 8113, “extreme heat condition phase,” and revised policy 1120, “school district records”); accepted a donation for a McKenna Senior Center brunch from Friends for Life Home Care and Medicaid Consultants; authorized multiple contracts and bids including cafeteria HVAC upgrades (Aims to HVAC Inc) and paint and supplies bids to five vendors; and approved change orders for the Birch Lane and Fairfield fuel-oil tank removal projects ($5,000 each to GC Environmental Inc).

The board also approved a motion directing district leadership to send a letter opposing Assembly bill (assembly bill number read into the record) that would expand DASA coverage to include school board members; the board said it will begin advocacy on that measure and to coordinate with association partners.

Most routine items were approved by voice vote with the board president calling for “All in favor? Aye.” The minutes show the board handled the bundled contract approvals and construction change orders after committee review (buildings & grounds, budget & finance) and the board president thanked administrators for preparing the contracts for board action.

A complete list of motions approved during the resolutions portion (as recorded in the meeting) appears below.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4.10.25 BOE Meeting (Athletic Awards, Instructional Support Presentation, Budget Presentation)","oneSentenceSummary","The Massapequa Union Free School District Board of Education approved a slate of motions Tuesday, including IEP recommendations, home instruction approvals, committee appointments, contracts and policy updates.","taxTitle","MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38484,"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},6077099,"Massapequa budget update projects 3.2% increase; district recommends steps to limit tax levy",631,4578000,5209000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2965785-368e5ace293871262b5fa4d454dddb60&start=4578&end=5209","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2965785-368e5ace293871262b5fa4d454dddb60/thumbnail_4578000.jpg","/articles/6077099/New-York/Massapequa-budget-update-projects-32-increase-district-recommends-steps-to-limit-tax-levy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077099-50952f3e14b348e3a2c4016977282fad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770929507&Signature=ofJQtuIT5IaQraHF0P5v08DFhplCO1Y1Ix2wxIcnXXgRmjVRZ85v0Df1KySBM8EMUKbbjBpNOqeN8lEuSDYxHmp7E29AQz-Blu~x-hcv-TPdEX8JHnvfY9qK97GDnYU-zCINWKT1edqi8T4S1OonUrut~lbuEWWKQ~Q80vUqKl6Lm0Z3uFZhmpnAIiXtOV-8WuehogEUm8o~x7LQgyFFFpq4Q3t0FyRAjBo2aQAt-F2cucdUA2bZqJQ-m6Wi7Tfr7hoDaxkfbmigKGaKWOOhvCtNzayv7F9XQ8EGyNiAkvLl1LftlEdKIOur9aJQjvYuTikddS-5KUJ9~~pIefbmLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Massapequa Union Free School District presented an updated budget projection Tuesday that preserves current programs, adds full-time elementary social workers, includes a $250,000 transfer to capital and recommends a 3.2 percent total budget increase for 2025–26.

The update, provided at a board meeting ahead of the district’s budget-adoption vote, said the board and business office recommend adding a modest contingency for projected health-insurance rate increases and removing one $10,000 line item for a MAL machine. The presentation emphasized the district’s work to refine state-aid estimates as Albany delays a final state budget.

“Mister Huff” (district finance presenter) told the board the budget “adds full time social workers as district employees to the elementary schools. It adds a transfer to capital to support our long range capital plans, in the amount of $250,000,” and recommended a small additional allocation for health insurance after a year of a 0% increase.

Officials said updated state-aid estimates — including higher BOCES aid and transportation/building aid than the governor’s January proposal — reduce pressure on the levy. The presenter said the district’s updated state-aid picture would increase projected aid from an earlier $413,000 to about $1.7 million in the presentation’s scenario, lowering the levy projection into the high-2 percent range and keeping it under the district’s 3.09 percent tax levy limit. District staff noted uncertainty remains while Albany has not adopted a final state budget; the state extended funding through April 15 and had issued multiple budget extenders.

The presentation listed recommended next steps: adopt the budget at the scheduled vote, continue public outreach (including a May 13 community presentation), and run longer-term program reviews to manage labor-driven costs. The business office explained the district plans to use prudent reserves for retirement contributions next year to smooth future cliffs but emphasized caution about overreliance on one-time reserves.

Board members thanked staff for the detailed numbers and discussed further expense reviews; the business office said deeper program review work will continue through budget and finance committee channels.","Business office update said the proposed 2025–26 budget holds programs, adds full-time elementary social workers, transfers $250,000 to capital, anticipates higher health-insurance rates and shows a recommended total spending increase of 3.2 percent with the tax levy projected below the legal limit.",{"_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},6077104,"Massapequa presentation emphasizes multi-tiered supports, assessment as part of elementary instruction",1628,2043000,3671000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2965785-368e5ace293871262b5fa4d454dddb60&start=2043&end=3671","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2965785-368e5ace293871262b5fa4d454dddb60/thumbnail_2043000.jpg","/articles/6077104/New-York/Massapequa-presentation-emphasizes-multi-tiered-supports-assessment-as-part-of-elementary-instruction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077104-96e487031f9080c93614b8f53ea86673/orig.mp4?Expires=1770929507&Signature=E8C15D8EQjPCCfH6Txk5c4eUehiCzMCvph87JMgBwzTtvh-q6yJioMXsdqn18ogB1khigAGJSkm6S4IDJRmZVRgln2AdvhvCIHK6FQFHpVOZHyBV8DU0RPaA-5Fg1Zhr~K2veFykK7tAGD3EJVuQSBJ2EFPjKHrTPs8H6dbFJjs3HvmqIwCCUHwYOGWYaPpgtSexc3Zk2Q1dyP14TsuZSu5V9dCh7qsTva1U2VE-sETh9ymO22elQ9ydsn~C~00HB2WthfgZfaCpwEKFdoz2T2awheMh9~AuZr2Pn9h9ajgUQ4uTRUSsenfFtRdhK9I4pbSebO34stOZsmzleJDWaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Walsh presented the Massapequa Union Free School District’s elementary instructional approach Tuesday, describing how the district uses assessments and a multi-tiered system of supports to identify needs and drive instruction.

The presentation, intended to show how “learning comes alive” in elementary classrooms, laid out three levels of learning — surface, deep and transfer — and explained how teachers and teams use daily checks and iReady benchmark data together with problem-solving teams to plan instruction and interventions.

Dr. Walsh said the district is committed to leveraging students’ strengths and avoiding a deficit mindset, telling the board: “We must believe that all students have tremendous potential.” The presentation recommended a district-level MTSS committee, a review of the district’s literacy program next year and a planned rollout of the RULER social-emotional learning program at the elementary level.

Key points included: teachers use a mix of informal daily checks, rubrics and benchmark assessments (iReady) to measure student progress; school teams meet regularly to identify students who need extra help; and the district intends to better integrate multiple sources of data through an MTSS platform to show progress in one picture. Dr. Walsh said the district is already monitoring students who receive academic intervention services and wants future reporting to disaggregate intensity levels (how many students are in the most intensive tiers versus moderate support).

Board members asked how the district transitions significantly below-grade-level students into the next school year and how families are informed. Dr. Walsh said teams meet three times a year to review universal screening data, adjust interventions if a strategy isn’t closing gaps, and share historical data and plans with receiving teachers. On family communication she said parents should “reach out first to their classroom teacher” and that the district plans more forums (Parent University and similar events) and a centralized set of parent resources to explain assessment results and suggested home activities.

The presentation also noted staffing and supports already in place: schoolwide teams, problem-solving/IST teams for individual students, grade-level planning teams, and a call to expand professional development for teachers on instruction and learning disabilities.

The board thanked Dr. Walsh for the presentation and asked for future reports that show year-to-year comparisons and clearer breakdowns of intensity levels in intervention services.","Dr. Walsh outlined the district’s approach to elementary learning, stressing three levels of learning (surface, deep, transfer), the use of MTSS and iReady data, plans to roll out RULER social-emotional learning, and a district-level committee to coordinate supports.","actionData","errors"]

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Massapequa presentation emphasizes multi-tiered supports, assessment as part of elementary instruction