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Audit and finance: The audit and finance committee approved focusing a special audit on human resources for the next school year. A committee speaker singled out Food Services Director Dawn McGinn for praise, saying the department is performing well both on student nutrition and financial management: \"Dawn is really doing an amazing job,\" the speaker said.

Special education and curriculum: The special-education committee noted a presentation from a staff member at Eastview Middle School describing how a culture-and-climate survey was converted into schoolwide core values (community, integrity and growth) and used to frame student expectations. Curriculum and instruction reported on MTSS (multi-tiered system of supports), explaining differences among tiers, how teachers adapt instruction, and the intersection of MTSS with special-education services.

Health and safety: The health and safety committee reported it is updating the districtwide safety plan and has posted the plan to the district website for public comment. The committee also reported a districtwide camera upgrade plan: high school cameras are being replaced and all schools will move to a single cloud-based camera system. The committee reviewed ongoing infrastructure projects and noted seasonal health items such as allergy prevalence among students.

Why this matters: the audit focus on human resources could affect compensation, hiring and compliance reviews; MTSS and special-education coordination impact student supports; the safety-plan update and camera upgrade are districtwide changes with operational and privacy considerations.

Next steps: the district invited public comment on the posted safety plan during the designated comment period; committee members said they will continue monthly or quarterly meetings as scheduled.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting – May 12 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committee reports at the May 12 meeting highlighted choices for a special audit, school-level culture work, MTSS implementation and a districtwide safety-plan update including a camera upgrade.","taxTitle","WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38507,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6523932,"Board approves tenure recommendations, gifts and personnel changes; votes recorded on multiple items",555,2310000,2865000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5022671-a52d1a329582f1f6b59acf475467ca87&start=2310&end=2865","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5022671-a52d1a329582f1f6b59acf475467ca87/thumbnail_2310000.jpg","/articles/6523932/New-York/Board-approves-tenure-recommendations-gifts-and-personnel-changes-votes-recorded-on-multiple-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523932-f9ed1fbc33b7039d385f2cd6bafa409d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213328&Signature=aC2HL-XbxvoGJJThAyyh8YYPti5DDLT15QtTpSQPUWwKBapQI5mWPIuvVH4FGv3qZ5X7Fx6E03WsiE2kkhniZSkUzbWhOlEDUtQ8ohcVVkblEWLmyN8ungdauCqPoaBymjIeUCxrViNC7hAijVIfCjIO~uW8NagsUFR8RoeK6gFcNkHbb~7IHuGYYpMlT~ysRdNguZEDwy86mZl~n3VY1jd-tZnhTid5b8r3My41HSz2ibkf-MeUzZMiQ3Z36sE-Sg3WiGSf8H7B7QlPvDoO7N3jJbiLW8Attw8CTQYDGt7kEu49ZUU9Ix-UGDeQ-Vnd8gOVpBdI33gUTJSY3POpCg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WHITE PLAINS ' The White Plains City School District Board of Education on May 12 approved a series of summary and individual action items including tenure recommendations for 30 teachers, the acceptance of donations and grants, administrative appointments, and several personnel- and security-related position changes.

Tenure and recognition: The board approved the superintendent's recommendation to confer tenure on 30 candidates. The board meeting included a multimedia tribute and in-person recognition of the recipients before the vote. The names read into the record and recognized by the board were: Andrea Boyko; Kaley Lugo; Louella Massam; Amanda Malloy; Caitlin Emmett; Sage Marino; Fiona Bailey; Coach Burton Jones; Joanna Pagliari; Bianca Richmond; Ifeia Shubaya; Sophie Tahada; Erin Farley; Suzanne Orton; Dana Merrill; Christina Ramirez; Christina Bartolotta; Sue Ellen Evangelista; Benjamin (Coach) Carroll; Dina Pelleguides; Kyle Sutton; Charles Torres; Shizang (or Shali) Zhang; Julia Alexander; Connery Francis; Joanna Fosco; Shali Zhang; Stephanie Kindleston; and others as read on the record (total 30 names). The full list was read aloud during the meeting and is included in the official minutes.

Vote tally for tenure and summary items 4'8: the board recorded \"Aye,\" \"Aye,\" and one \"Abstain.\" The transcript does not specify which board members cast each recorded vote.

Donations and grants: The board accepted multiple donations during the summary action items, including (selected items read into the record): a $5,000 donation for the Rafaelo Pantanelli Scholarship from Oakland Trading Corp; a $3,000 donation for the Rita Varian Art Scholarship from Mr. and Mrs. Mark Varian; a $2,000 donation for the Dorothy Ann Peters Memorial Scholarship from Andrea Robinson; a $2,000 donation from Friends of White Plains baseball for varsity dugout painting; a $1,366.67 donation for an activity for rising eighth graders from White Plains Middle School PTA; a series of smaller memorial and scholarship gifts; equipment donated by the New York Rangers (floor ball sticks, balls, nets); and multiple grants from the White Plains High School Music Department Booster Association totaling $4,276.30 for band and orchestra trips.

Individual personnel and position actions: The board approved a range of administrative and personnel items with majority votes announced as \"Aye.\" Those items included:
- Increase to the inventory of positions funded through budget transfers (details in backup materials).
- Approval of an extension, per the CSEA contract, of paid absence beyond 30 working days for employees injured in the line of duty (employees itemized on the agenda).
- Administrative appointments including Laura Celio replacing Team McGuire and Juan Herrera replacing Will Dixon (as read on the record).
- Extension of the interim assistant principal appointment for Joseph Spiro at White Plains High School from July 1, 2025, to October 2025.
- Establishment of two 10-month security assistant positions.
- Abolishment of one district facilities evening security supervisor (12-month) position, effective May 13.

The transcript indicates each of the individual action items passed with board members voting \"Aye\" when called; the meeting record did not include individual roll-call names for each yes vote in the portions of the transcript provided.

Why this matters: Tenure decisions affect staffing stability and teacher employment status; donations and grants support student scholarships, activities and trips; position changes alter district staffing and security arrangements.

Next steps and record: The board adjourned to an executive session to discuss personnel matters after the public meeting. Official minutes and the complete motion texts and itemized backup are available in the district's meeting records.","During the May 12 meeting the White Plains City School District Board approved tenure recommendations for 30 teachers, accepted multiple donations and grants, and approved several personnel and position changes; votes were recorded as shown.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6523936,"White Plains board holds public hearing on proposed 2025–26 budget; 1.67% tax levy increase within cap",152,315000,467000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5022671-a52d1a329582f1f6b59acf475467ca87&start=315&end=467","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5022671-a52d1a329582f1f6b59acf475467ca87/thumbnail_315000.jpg","/articles/6523936/New-York/White-Plains-board-holds-public-hearing-on-proposed-202526-budget-167-tax-levy-increase-within-cap","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523936-d87866d72114c0cb4c50cb7273a0000d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213328&Signature=Hwh6s0chiikpvjHnIb~NCUa1BD~prRR7JCJCRXscu~q0KlCJpm37qIxfFgRc6ZZpX2ztz~rjTSOIhoBGuHwM87NJk2sqBxksY-KhzD7BDn9aVO-7qm9Bqc3YJ~vleoaguVgCZOQA0AON8OLPaVLgxUR32gPUTPUXgAtzOEUkWjUrrTiUAthKMg28xJP4czY4QdiPFb96nnNqBP6OLU9oiKKgEzypuqnwu3G8oVA7HJKJ5EdEhpbi~OJFGdiCcUbplTIudXRE8i141tqV92DeqWFliuOJwYAfKP9UhRYJNHEzXFgzdzKUF2WXGL8GOCaqe9D6FP9WHN~NwTS2SW8yhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WHITE PLAINS ' At a public hearing on May 12, the White Plains City School District presented its proposed 2025'26 budget, a spending plan the board previously adopted and will put to a community vote on Tuesday, May 20.

Dr. Ricca, a district administrator, said the proposal stays \"within the tax cap, but well within the tax cap. It's 1.67% is the recommended increase,\" and that the plan \"preserves 100% of all of our programming.\" He told the audience the budget also \"supports all of our colleagues in all of the support, classroom, extracurricular\" areas across the district.

The hearing is a statutory requirement that gives residents an opportunity to comment before the school budget election. Dr. Ricca noted the board had already approved the spending plan and encouraged residents to ask questions at the hearing or by email at budget@wpcsd.us.

Why this matters: residents will decide whether to adopt the spending plan at the district election scheduled for May 20; the proposal would raise the tax levy 1.67% while maintaining current programs, according to district remarks.

Key details: the district said the proposed budget remains under the state-imposed tax cap and that no programs would be reduced under the plan. District staff credited work by the Board of Education, the finance and audit committee, and the business office for preparing the proposal. Polls for the budget vote will open at noon and close at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20.

District officials pointed to community feedback collected during the budget process and said that input shaped the final proposal. Dr. Ricca and other staff offered to continue answering questions after the meeting and provided the district's budget email for follow-up.

The hearing included routine monthly and school updates from principals and ex officio student representatives, but no substantive amendments to the budget were made during the meeting. The board will take the final vote on the budget at the May 20 election.

Looking ahead: district officials said they will share more information about implementation and any required policy adjustments tied to state law changes announced in the recently adopted state budget.","At a May 12 Board of Education meeting, district officials held the required public hearing on the district's proposed 2025'26 budget, a plan the board already adopted that would raise the tax levy by 1.67% while preserving existing programs, with the budget vote set for May 20.","actionData","errors"]

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Audit, special-education and safety committees report: HR audit chosen; MTSS and district safety updates announced

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White Plains board holds public hearing on proposed 2025–26 budget; 1.67% tax levy increase within cap