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Board members moved and seconded the adoption (motion recorded as moved by Matt, seconded by Christina) and approved it by unanimous voice vote. The meeting record did not include the policy’s full text in the public portion of the discussion; presenters noted the policy is a second reading and now adopted.

Ending: The board recorded the adoption; the policy will be posted in district policy materials and implemented as needed when extreme heat conditions occur.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Locust Valley Board of Education Meeting 4/22/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Locust Valley board gave final approval to new Policy 08/2013 on extreme heat condition days in a unanimous vote, establishing district guidance for school operations during extreme heat.","taxTitle","LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",56502,"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},6264587,"Board approves funding to send two teachers to Normandy under Operation Democracy; grant will cover expense",169,3341000,3510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473&start=3341&end=3510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473/thumbnail_3341000.jpg","/articles/6264587/New-York/Board-approves-funding-to-send-two-teachers-to-Normandy-under-Operation-Democracy-grant-will-cover-expense","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6264587-c09c59b7c71bb5324751f9a6171c5b60/orig.mp4?Expires=1771002810&Signature=cIfewzEkF9TQ1RrIv-QD~kC5-blOzaBtNK7bW5nGz6kQkaIzE5kyEX7iX4jHNWHq9cU~C5lpbOK4bugsxCgvzDnpzeu-7UAX4VINTsTTxl2BTsww0mcnMVKYrJNHY58Jqs6apik1k8xi8EXlJ3WD2TGHs2hSinsGebIO7p5Y~8TX-bPQd8fSLnOKOeVb51USS7-fOI8Wu9Vio7xHUpzaznE0kIu7807HfMO1-rjVoFFRx8dgOsHQ~p1apQhHTKdFglV-S4~C~EW0sNzgU1eBdKXRjhBgvOfbYWl2kHG-2RdEghmCfEsWkmBji5uHG55vaD3K342WDfyg9FYCmfcAWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Locust Valley board authorized an allocation of just under $5,000 to send two teachers to Normandy under the district’s Operation Democracy partnership. The presenters said the two teachers will receive the trip experience, then provide turnkey professional development across the district (K–12) and lead assemblies that will deepen civics instruction.

Administrators said the expense will be paid from a $20,000 civics-related grant the district recently received. The trip is seven days and the district estimated the total cost for two teachers at just under $5,000. The board approved the allocation by unanimous voice vote after members confirmed grant funding would be used.

District leaders framed the program as aligned with recent state-level emphasis on civics (including a new civic seal pathway for graduation) and with the district’s Leader in Me initiative, saying the trip would reinforce leadership and civic-responsibility lessons and provide content for teachers who will train colleagues at several grade levels.

Ending: The board approved the allocation and asked that the teachers return with materials and professional-development sessions for district staff; district administrators said they will coordinate the scheduling and program details.","The board unanimously authorized just under $5,000 to send two teachers to Normandy under the Operation Democracy program; the administration said a $20,000 civics grant will cover the expense and the teachers will provide district professional development and assemblies on return.",{"_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},6264592,"Locust Valley special-education director outlines services, staffing and transition plans",1115,2374000,3489000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473&start=2374&end=3489","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473/thumbnail_2374000.jpg","/articles/6264592/New-York/Locust-Valley-special-education-director-outlines-services-staffing-and-transition-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6264592-1008fa9054a6968c534f282c847f8098/orig.mp4?Expires=1771002810&Signature=A4w1t7bpROTMjpJsgBxHpvf~3fqAk1vUNLuGPAB4itpuFJ2FVmuNvyIrCBDaGRoah6tXshgfxnKZKQiMUeBVDgftDizwCu~KVpobrkskDQyfqTMZgY~SzjBCFQBce2qYN~nZTUDNLmGf1QL80t1-r1qmS8IdxzpZSDoN6~4d7xYVKzRSxpxkWyJHnQ4pTQK-S-EOrKjcEi6dyKlIyiWwFUAgNDZnQribzLNq2BcQ3UJrp-T2vQ1kc0sigTsNN72S0Se8tWjrr7bP4S810lumyYu~wMJh5UiWD~-1RhcbzWHq~ieDchA4itiaKMZqtXuZ4TT4VyH80TVEP2L3HYAr-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Cabellos (referred to as Effie in the presentation) gave the Board of Education an update on the special education department, describing the district’s continuum of services, building-by-building program placement, staffing and professional development, and next steps for the coming year.

She said the district provides services across the continuum from related services-only placements to more restrictive settings, with self-contained classes located primarily on the Bayville/elementary side of the district. Using the district’s October “snapshot” data, Cabellos reported 8 elementary students, 4 middle-school students and 20 high-school students out of district (numbers based on the October snapshot and subject to change). She also said the district provides services to 53 students at Portledge (a private school in the region) and that CSE/CSE-related counts had increased since October in some placements.

Classification and staffing: Cabellos said the district’s overall classification rate rose to 21% this year from about 20% the prior year, noting that in a small district each student materially affects percentages. She reviewed the most common classifications (learning disability, other health impairment, speech-language impairment and autism) and described the district’s staffing pattern: special education teachers, teaching assistants and teacher aides, a district occupational therapist, two BCBAs and agency speech services (with one agency speech staff position the district plans to replace with a district employee).

Professional development and program direction: Cabellos described ongoing co-teach professional development (now in year five), IEP goal-writing and progress monitoring improvements, and second-year transition planning for secondary students. She said the district is expanding vocational opportunities and partnerships (including Access VR) and that life-skills programming at the middle and high school level has grown, with students participating in community vocational settings.

Planned organizational changes: beginning July 1 the district plans to reinstate two assistant director positions (elementary/preschool and secondary) under Cabellos’ supervision to better divide responsibilities and sustain program improvements.

Questions and context: board members asked about concentration of classified students in particular buildings, distinctions between teaching assistants and teacher aides (certification and instructional roles), and whether co-teach staffing would continue. Cabellos said staffing additions over recent years supported ICT (integrated co-teaching) implementation and that current staffing appears to have stabilized; she stressed the department’s objective to keep students in the least restrictive environment and to increase opportunities for independence and social inclusion.

Ending: Cabellos closed by restating the department’s goals to provide quality instruction in the least restrictive environment, develop independence and self-advocacy in students, and strengthen transition supports for post–secondary life.","Dr. Cabellos (Effie) presented the district’s special-education continuum, staffing, classification rates (21% this year), and planned enhancements including reinstating assistant directors and strengthening transition services and vocational partnerships.",{"_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},6264597,"Parent urges board to reverse decision to shift AP/IB exam fees to families; board tables policy discussion",187,692000,879000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473&start=692&end=879","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473/thumbnail_692000.jpg","/articles/6264597/New-York/Parent-urges-board-to-reverse-decision-to-shift-APIB-exam-fees-to-families-board-tables-policy-discussion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6264597-e9c63e4565450ba580b6445b331a145f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771002810&Signature=oVwS18F8qel0iOCJB48g1lweYtAkTuRyyltIXFqtYQLxzxP2HLU1j97IjCQWICFS9VzYbRzciG-tlExZqzi89dbkp8~OANkI3cf72-VYhnffUInn466TX7TxH8btQBaKVZ1nIlsfCqIWDzqpg~SSkxgewDSHsHefSznn4zqjgvuXCnYvnnXdrdvwogLG190VyCXwlAi2EV-riVfidktEeMizRlTHrkMhI8Uy91YAzrZOHf6Wxp3Qc9IQ9cYRGpfb2P~E914YC5cHGdYPbTn0fjJ~h4usE1jyVO7-zlPnyVzt3tYvvNtHOCErbqXV~FNz6wCFQuOvzGAzHDUKkHkDbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Karina Creedon, a district parent of four, told the Board of Education that the proposed change to shift Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exam costs to families would make economic considerations trump educational opportunity for many students.

Creedon said her family and others were “steadfastly opposed” to a district decision — described in materials the board distributed — to phase out district payment of AP/IB exam fees and to require all students, including seniors, to pay exam costs starting in the 2026–27 school year. She told the board the district currently pays roughly $80,000 annually for testing fees (about $60,000 of that for seniors, she said) and that the total represented about 0.08% of the district’s approximately $89 million budget as presented earlier. Creedon said exam costs could total $1,000–$1,500 for some families across a student’s high-school career and that removing district payment would reduce exam participation, shrink class offerings, affect GPA weighting and class rank, and “undermine equity and academic excellence.”

Creedon asked the board to reconsider, to publish metrics that would show how course selection and grading would be affected, and to identify the peer districts surveyed at the March meeting; she said the board’s earlier poll did not identify which districts were contacted.

Board action: later in the meeting the board announced it would table discussion of the IB and AP testing-fee policy for a future meeting; the item was not adopted or rejected at this session. A question from the public during the meeting asked whether the student assessment fees line item shown in the budget packet (about $73,000 on the packet page cited by the commenter) reflected the policy change; a presenter confirmed the change had been incorporated into the adopted budget for the coming year and that further discussion would be about years beyond 2025–26.

Ending: The board did not take a final vote on whether the district will continue to cover AP/IB exam fees. The item was tabled for additional discussion at a later meeting and the public was referred to line-item budget materials for the near-term fiscal impact already included in the adopted budget.","A Locust Valley parent criticized the district’s plan to stop paying AP and IB exam fees, warning the change could reduce participation and harm students’ GPA and college prospects; the board tabled discussion of the IB/AP testing-fee policy to a future meeting.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6264602,"Locust Valley board adopts $98.29 million 2025–26 budget, advances capital projects from reserves",447,3767000,4214000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473&start=3767&end=4214","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3096157-1b314a266b6b17f05edfd41b8606a473/thumbnail_3767000.jpg","/articles/6264602/New-York/Locust-Valley-board-adopts-9829-million-202526-budget-advances-capital-projects-from-reserves","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6264602-04c204d532fdbcf4b709e172ca6f634a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771002810&Signature=FnxZD0Y~PMto2D-EM4VHsNbisuySrb~mD8HQQgQ28irwyXPzPuSgETiyMCaWh3wSBKnF0L40zg7PWDzq3TPaCavndrk~te-twBgwKsYYdMneY3y--GeXXD8JVxqOG-BHlP-Emkox63NzhPcm9EtKe~VJ9vm2c7TkN1-Z0M7eXzfdRow9GuTqyx5LmdwgddV4n4yF9nVYhV0c1FiO62P2Tfe4ps2GoT-OL13vJsaG0u03fLKnDbdgaJHvGa4JKLqJG6ugCcgTCbXmIrF5CxjWcCIv68M5y-ZpfTG55jrkziPIV8R9WruWGLuCtcAwyHCs~kXom-TvJkgPsQWSetgbcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Locust Valley Central School District Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget of $98,289,148, a 1.95% increase over the prior year, and set a proposed tax levy increase of 2.36%.

Board presenters told the meeting the budget keeps salaries and benefits as the largest cost drivers (salaries about 49% of the budget; benefits about 23.7%) and reflects reductions in some state aid lines. District staff said two revenue items were forecast to decline under the not-yet-final New York State budget: the transportation-aid ratio (from about 10.2% to 6.5%) and an unspecified expense-based aid, together reducing annual aid by “a little over $200,000,” according to the presenters.

Why it matters: the board said the levy increase was kept small relative to neighboring districts. The adopted budget includes a $2.5 million transfer to capital, of which roughly $2.0 million would fund a new multisport turf field at Baysville Intermediate and about $471,000 would convert a freight elevator at the middle/high school into a passenger elevator for ADA access.

The board also presented a second proposition that would withdraw $7.3 million from the district’s capital reserve to fund two large facility projects: a middle-/high-school multipurpose cafeteria renovation and a library renovation. District officials said those funds are already in reserves and that, if voters approve the proposition, the projects would be paid from savings and would not increase the tax levy; voter approval is required for the withdrawal and construction contracts. The presentation included architectural renderings and a plan to bid elements together where possible to gain price optimization.

District officials explained the rationale for using reserves now: they described uncertainty at the state level (possible changes to aid formulas and scrutiny of large reserve balances) and said using existing capital reserves avoids bonding and avoids a tax increase for the projects. The presenters noted the district’s overall reserves include capital and several other reserve categories and said the decision to use capital reserves follows a conservative approach intended to preserve an appropriate level of unallocated reserves (the presenters referenced the common “4%” guidance for unallocated reserves cited in media and practice).

Board discussion also noted logistics and timing: presenters said the two projects are planned for next summer, contractors appear more available than during the COVID-era backlog, and the administration will manage change orders and any overages transparently, returning to voters if additional transfers are required. The board encouraged community support for both the operating budget (proposition 1) and the capital proposition (proposition 2).

Votes and next steps: the board approved the 2025–26 budget by unanimous voice vote at the meeting; the capital-reserve withdrawal (proposition 2) was presented to voters as a separate proposition requiring voter approval. The district will hold a public budget hearing on May 7 (date announced during the presentation) and will present the capital withdrawal to voters at the budget vote.

Ending: Budget documents shown at the meeting listed a current-year budget of $96.4 million and compared Locust Valley’s proposed levy and budget change to neighboring districts; presenters said Locust Valley’s proposed budget-to-budget increase was the second-lowest among the group surveyed.","The Locust Valley Central School District board voted unanimously to adopt a $98,289,148 2025–26 budget with a 2.36% tax levy increase and approved a $2.5 million transfer to capital; the district also proposed a $7.3 million withdrawal from its capital reserve to renovate the high-school cafeteria and library (voter approval required).","actionData","errors"]

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