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Committee member Mr. Saint Germain — who presented the group's findings — said the committee met three times with community members drawn from civic groups, realtors, engineers and other stakeholders and that no single consensus emerged. \"After 3 meetings, there was no clear consensus on any of it. So we all kinda made our suggestions and here's what they are,\" Saint Germain said. Recommendations included renting available space at the North Country administration building, selling a residentially zoned parcel on Nichols Road, repurposing a district building for an arts school and consolidating elementary schools if enrollment continues to drop.

Superintendent Dr. Scanlon and other officials described legal and practical limits on options. The Hawkins Road property is zoned for educational use and would revert to the town if sold for non-educational purposes; a 50-acre parcel near Mount is preserved by covenant for school use; and moving district computer hardware could cost more than $1 million, limiting options to lease rather than immediately vacate some sites.

Scanlon told trustees that Stony Brook School has expressed interest in renting eight classrooms and five offices at the North Country building for the 2026-27 school year; if completed the agreement would avoid displacing neighborhood schools by repurposing underused administration space. \"We presented them with a proposal ... They're actually looking to rent 8 classrooms and 5 offices here at North Country,\" Scanlon said. He added that administration offices would relocate if a lease is finalized.

Board members and committee participants discussed selling properties \"as is\" to avoid the district assuming subdivision or site-plan risks, and noted that selling now could yield lower prices because buyers will absorb planning costs. The committee also cautioned that sales may not close at top market value and suggested retaining properties where feasible to preserve future instructional flexibility.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting 6/18/25","oneSentenceSummary","A properties analysis committee convened by the Three Village Central School District reported a range of options Wednesday for managing district-owned real estate amid declining enrollment, including leases, selective sales and repurposing buildings for programs such as a school for the arts.","taxTitle","THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",61498,"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},6192128,"Three Village prepares for state-mandated bell-to-bell cell phone ban; district aims to implement by Aug. 1",142,5266000,5408000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349&start=5266&end=5408","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349/thumbnail_5266000.jpg","/articles/6192128/New-York/Three-Village-prepares-for-state-mandated-bell-to-bell-cell-phone-ban-district-aims-to-implement-by-Aug-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192128-a51ce7c06d351fd694755afa365dc68f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771614813&Signature=OHxlfO1ur0UlaXgTAiweLyS4kAI9HOVI2TUJdvgFZiPG27yOlDew9k6mkkhliehiMSipTdbklVyJqyPwiSbkFiVQi5catBxE7VY0NkevTQ3s45QT7MloDKR3Cu9fcOnID3tzzdHh~5EAm0gCjodE8PIq7eAh1OBXDkgS2tEWFv47WVvR-q2ub99HRANoXRPgtGNPBoeauU6QOnL22sBel700LvnqslDJJ1m800QMovtFPt~jPX6b1xTY3LIsRJrXTqVILxhpWVAMzKBzsGgxVoXPhip~3eiQc7YOhNKEBhTr8LWNEmAjb5Bw9kvEIXO3LTE56vmc2XBzffZMUvygbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Three Village Central School District trustees received an update Wednesday on steps the district must take to implement a statewide ban on student use of cell phones and other internet-assisted devices during the school day.

Superintendent Dr. Kevin Scanlon told the board the new requirement was included in the state budget and will prohibit students from using cell phones, smartwatches and similar devices \"from bell to bell\" beginning this September. \"Basically, it's cell phones or any Internet assisted device or smartwatches are forbidden from bell to bell, meaning from the beginning of the school day to the end of the school day, and all schools in the state of New York starting this September,\" Scanlon said.

District staff said the timeline is compressed: the district must finalize code-of-conduct language, set designated areas where students may use devices (for example before school, after school and on buses), and identify exemptions for medical needs (IEP or 504 plans). Scanlon told trustees the attorneys have prepared revisions and the administration plans to present changes at the July 1 reorganization meeting so the policy can be communicated to families by Aug. 1.

Scanlon noted that elementary rules will remain unchanged but that middle and high school rules will now allow devices only before school, after school and on buses, and the district-issued Chromebooks remain permitted for classroom work. \"The junior high schools, which will be middle schools next year, and the high school will be, yes, before school, yes after school, and yes on buses, but no throughout the course of the school day,\" he said.

Trustees discussed the operational challenges of enforcing a ban across multiple campuses and asked administration to proceed with timetable, communications and defined on-campus exceptions for students with documented medical needs. No vote was taken; the board scheduled legal review and a July 1 presentation so the district can meet the state-directed communication deadline.","A new state budget provision will ban student use of internet-capable devices during the school day starting this fall. District administrators briefed trustees on a tight timeline to revise the code of conduct, designate on-campus exceptions and communicate changes by Aug. 1.",{"_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},6192132,"Three Village board reviews survey showing majority favor arming school guards; asks administration for detailed plans",481,4755000,5236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349&start=4755&end=5236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349/thumbnail_4755000.jpg","/articles/6192132/New-York/Three-Village-board-reviews-survey-showing-majority-favor-arming-school-guards-asks-administration-for-detailed-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192132-257ea7cf57aa2f1626198178cf474047/orig.mp4?Expires=1771614813&Signature=lYMAZrXBsp6K76P9hK9RHCi4WLOc~L3Kkkeo3Jaa3oaPk61iJdcpmcuXgijWeZc9qmPsecdCoabsLFL5AplYnL3kKBUhf4pOIcGu8-2bgyALKI2I8cDDLlTi5Bu4l78qXa59lQ-xCywS6RsdEya4n1EEKWlM5~haLCywC-r0tSgvSZTttAx890AFD-HE0e~i0LDyz3TQXcDkTVtusm34J5yCGmz~bNVsBor-U9SMjZPbY4NJq5mcD8mI5EPwptqiNHU5sQL9U-EtVumMI45bJ9yTbpuxEXvqBGhO-d68V6iG1FyfLeSnW-PFUVgJok5l8wzMWlVWvw79f2O0TEJXEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Three Village Central School District on Wednesday presented the results of a parent survey on whether to arm school security staff, and trustees asked administration to return with detailed options, cost estimates and school-by-school breakdowns before any decision.

Superintendent Dr. Kevin Scanlon told trustees the district received 864 responses to the survey and that 59.6% of respondents said they were in favor of arming guards. \"We had 864 responses. Out of that, 59.6 are in favor of arming the guards. 40.4% are not in favor of arming the guards,\" Scanlon said. He added that of the 515 respondents who favored arming guards, 81.9% wanted guards both inside and outside school buildings, 16.3% wanted them only outside and the remainder wanted them only inside.

The board's discussion focused on tradeoffs, cost and the district's obligations. Board member Dr. Bach argued against introducing daily armed personnel into schools, saying the change would alter schools' character. \"Having a daily armed presence changes the character of our schools,\" Bach said. He urged spending on counseling and mental health, saying those investments would better match the higher incidence of other student crises.

Trustee Dr. Lee asked about the budget impact of any option. \"I would like to know the budget impact of implementing any of the options,\" Lee said. Trustee Raffy pressed for concrete scenarios and training and safety protocols before any vote: \"We need to see succinct plans on exactly what something would look like ... the procedures and the training and the safety protocols that's going to happen.\" Several trustees asked administration to provide breakdowns of survey responses by elementary, middle and high school.

Trustees said the survey is one data point in a broader, ongoing review. Scanlon described the survey as \"part of a robust investigation and conversation\" and asked the board to give administration time to prepare operational scenarios. No formal policy change or vote to arm guards was taken at the meeting; trustees directed administration to prepare detailed scenarios, costs, training plans and school-level data for future consideration.

Next steps noted by the board included: administration preparing written scenarios (outside-only, inside-and-outside, and operational protocols), a fiscal impact analysis, and a more granular breakdown of survey respondents by school level. Trustees also emphasized additional community outreach and that further discussion will continue at later meetings.","The Three Village Central School District presented results of a parent survey showing 864 responses with 59.6% favoring armed guards. The board discussed budget, scope and next steps and requested administration return with detailed scenarios, costs and school-level breakdowns.",{"_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},6192112,"District task force recommends stricter discipline, clearer definitions on antisemitism, racism and hate speech",88,5652000,5740000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349&start=5652&end=5740","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349/thumbnail_5652000.jpg","/articles/6192112/New-York/District-task-force-recommends-stricter-discipline-clearer-definitions-on-antisemitism-racism-and-hate-speech","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192112-d0038b399165e1cc7fa3ca521ceada02/orig.mp4?Expires=1771614813&Signature=H0RUr9dIewfpgTAitK6WiTvzAlf184oJRUCwDgNRr34OYeC6I~~VgY3VIzzP-Yt9dn895OcSbTXTpJjijrMX~zwGRI9gj7rHX-49TtTmwyeuzvTJCr4uGNTHxJDFe6tNpT-92GvR8k0m2wNCqmMSb7ZsKKaPg1YlVfBisHrse8dVivt1rGpIxgdqddHmnbo8-D95ku-IT46O9e5zoal9rNP0aKdb9Fuq1cLoN-YUFzrAeHxV94yLJm1Fr7ryHzy3DJJ5GbpUhmIbIIGR0qDeeylVCaqXKzeQD02JgsfG73FEbmFVhdoGWBuQv5sQ97ld82cOHkqYB-BRQyPndqBJ3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Three Village Central School District's superintendent-led task force on antisemitism, racism and hate speech has broken into four subgroups and recommended changes to the district code of conduct, including stronger disciplinary consequences and clearer definitions of prohibited conduct.

Superintendent Dr. Kevin Scanlon told the board the task force split into subgroups on antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism and \"othering.\" He said the antisemitism subgroup met and proposed raising discipline levels for certain incidents \"to commensurate to what we would do for students in possession of weapons or drugs.\" \"The other recommendation was to include language defining some of these terms because we do have definitions from the code of conduct. There is some clear language from nationally recognized organizations so that there is an awareness by our students, our parents, our staff,\" Scanlon said.

Scanlon gave meeting dates for the remaining subgroups and said the district is working with national organizations and community groups: the antisemitism work includes counsel from recognized organizations, officials said; the district has reached out to the NAACP for the racism subgroup and to local Imams regarding Islamophobia. The superintendent said about 97 community volunteers initially signed up and that 42 volunteers were selected for the subgroups; members who were not chosen may still join subgroup meetings.

Trustees said the work will be time-sensitive because code-of-conduct language may need to be in place for the upcoming school year alongside other policy changes. The board did not vote on code changes at the meeting; Scanlon said the work will continue and the administration expects to return with recommended policy language for review.","A superintendent's task force split into subgroups on antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism and othering and recommended raising discipline levels for such incidents to be commensurate with possession of weapons or drugs and adding clear definitions to the code of conduct.",{"_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},6192117,"Board authorizes use of reserves to cover midyear health-insurance spike and $1.7M emergency repair; FEMA reimbursement expected",92,6567000,6659000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349&start=6567&end=6659","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4135266-0220204a8bd1c4bdcbc5a0302345d349/thumbnail_6567000.jpg","/articles/6192117/New-York/Board-authorizes-use-of-reserves-to-cover-midyear-health-insurance-spike-and-17M-emergency-repair-FEMA-reimbursement-expected","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192117-9bbff89f0e578d193162b2cef6cd5514/orig.mp4?Expires=1771614813&Signature=HQcrGeOVFMvfdrOBKwz2f72mhdd4luGdBVcxGnfFDDf3hGXACVbqAaGlVpbm7eG3uRyb4Ji~iFj0hnHPoXuNWhuLmRTYPyNcrdAXFnlX10mwl8mqjwTMyKbmz2o23PyNA~nL4z2GRBtbK6PUonDQg45eOAqd~OngY2prcKnKJmB~FiOkFQGDed6dlfI17R9MTxqdCw35048OuNhZTdIBTeP7TM3nwMJx-01svevu9oppOHg0rp~LztGQLo4DyRKttvtPNx4uwU0b7wXMtPqlypbAVrF9~~7AKp901Jy8DZOvhuH9wLwXxKndSb8uqz8CG34xmsbQzddQ8NLXv-vpfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Three Village Central School District board authorized using fund balance and reserves Wednesday to cover a midyear health-insurance increase and emergency building repairs caused by storm damage at Nesaquake Elementary School.

Assistant superintendent/business official Mr. Carlson told trustees that damage to Nesaquake (described as flooding from last August) totaled \"a little over $1,700,000\" and that FEMA is working with the district on reimbursement. \"That was a little over $1,700,000 in damages to Nesaquake Elementary School, which, of course, we did not budget for,\" Carlson said. \"We are in the process of working with FEMA for reimbursement on that.\"

Carlson also said the district experienced an unanticipated midyear medical-insurance premium increase this fiscal year that raised current-year costs by about $800,000 and was incorporated into the upcoming 2025-26 budget. \"We had to increase the current year by 800,000, which factored into that ... for next year,\" he said.

The board approved the consent agenda that included a resolution authorizing reserve use to pay these costs and directing that any FEMA reimbursements be returned to reserves. Administrators said FEMA appeared confident reimbursement will cover most of the cost, though they cautioned processing times can be lengthy. No dollar amount to be withdrawn from reserves was specified during the meeting.

Other consent items the board approved included the annual Eastern Suffolk BOCES shared-services contract, appointment of the district's external auditor (EFPR) following the required request for proposals, several special-education contracts required by IEPs, acceptance of modest private donations to scholarship funds and personnel motions including retirements, resignations and appointments. The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote; the chair recorded no opposed votes and no abstentions.","Trustees approved using reserves to pay an unbudgeted midyear health insurance increase and emergency building repairs after severe flooding at Nesaquake Elementary School. Administrators said FEMA has been engaged and expects to reimburse most costs.","actionData","errors"]

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