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Superintendent Dr. Chase and building principals led presentations honoring athletic and academic teams, contest winners and long‑serving staff. Highlights included: the Westbury Middle School sixth‑ and seventh‑grade bands each receiving NISMA state gold medal rankings (first time in program history); the Westbury High School varsity girls badminton team earning the New York State Scholar‑Athlete Team award for spring term (team GPA of 90 or above); PSEG Long Island student challenge winners from Powell’s Lane; district Math Mania top finishers by grade; the district’s first year in the Empire State Scholastic Esports Federation, where Westbury placed third in the state; and the CHOP (Chopped) culinary challenge winners.

Administrators also acknowledged a number of heroic acts: a bus driver (Sonia Castillo) and bus monitor (Maria Barahona) who were praised for keeping students calm during a roadside accident; and teacher Andrew Shuster, who administered the Heimlich maneuver to a choking kindergartner at Dryden Street School and was credited with saving the child. The board recognized more than twenty retirees and staff with multi‑decade service records (years of service were announced for each recipient during the meeting).

Coaches and program leaders who presented at the meeting highlighted both competitive results and academic achievement. Coach Patty Mueller (varsity badminton) told the board her players sustained high academic performance while competing; esports advisor Mr. Fadera described the team’s semifinal and championship performance in Syracuse and named team members. The district announced graduations will be streamed for family members who cannot attend in person.

No formal policy changes resulted from the commendations; the board intended the segment as public recognition of student and staff accomplishments before moving to the rest of the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Westbury UFSD BOE Action Meeting (June 17th, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The board meeting opened with a lengthy commendations segment: middle‑school bands won NISMA gold medals, the varsity girls badminton team earned a New York State Scholar‑Athlete Team award, esports team placed third in state competition, and the board recognized dozens of retirees and staff for long service.","taxTitle","WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38342,"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},6184911,"Students urge board to keep music teachers and ask for reinstatement of vice principal; board declines to discuss personnel details publicly",1147,13597000,14744000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5085354-4bccf512d78c99e99f952e273400b9dc&start=13597&end=14744","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5085354-4bccf512d78c99e99f952e273400b9dc/thumbnail_13597000.jpg","/articles/6184911/New-York/Students-urge-board-to-keep-music-teachers-and-ask-for-reinstatement-of-vice-principal-board-declines-to-discuss-personnel-details-publicly","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184911-b0b2b9e2a2c654ad4cec8b3e35a6e1b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1778601253&Signature=BdMu1ogOs3Cp2ySgzP0vQK0YUWhPAPvGhiLNrBVIwZ4L-O9p3-Icm2vXAJ6sGAAf0HrrDDsK0DO1KnrnHUT9c5RMmxGcTPm9Y2xn0THW587elluCBRSxeAb45dCf3QEWgY4Rr~LYoL~yiqfTVUqGI~w1IJm-wK~Ut1MS-9xOMVQTbD8hh33lGP~ThGfreA1MIGFpp4lsqVnAfmbZmXB6dvgzBUjzKYGnE0HNSMm9jyl12Dqjh4s21-M3HngTDVF9VC692ADcd-VNm8g8emj8UUeUiVYD8ej50U7vi0j9L6ysjySi8wH82ZoTtqOYwYYl-5x7Rs-X2Q9RK1niRbA9Ow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Westbury High School students — including class officers and music-program members — used the public‑comment portion of the June action meeting to press the board to reconsider recent personnel moves affecting the chorus and orchestra programs.

Students described long‑running relationships with the music teachers and said the educators serve as class advisors, after‑school mentors and the adults behind competitive festival trophies. One student who identified herself as class of 2026 president spoke for the senior class and asked the board to “keep our extraordinary educators here at the high school.” Another student described the music classroom as a “second home” and said moving the teachers would create a loss that would be hard to replace.

Separately, a student speaker asked the board to reinstate the district’s former vice principal, saying the administrator provided daily check‑ins and support; at the clerk’s request the student declined to discuss details of a personnel incident in public session and the board asked for time to address that matter through the appropriate processes.

Board members and the superintendent listened to student comments and emphasized the boundaries of public session: the administration asked for time to follow procedures on personnel matters and asked commenters to provide details privately so that any formal process would not be compromised. The students said they had gathered signatures on petitions and that families, alumni and the PTA supported their request.","Multiple students and alumni addressed the June board meeting to protest the transfer of Westbury High School music teachers and to urge the board to reinstate a popular vice principal; speakers emphasized the teachers' role in student life and pleaded for continuity for the class of 2026.",{"_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},6184914,"Board approves 21 teachers, 2 TAs and 1 administrator for tenure; multiple personnel and contract votes pass",6674,13197000,19871000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5085354-4bccf512d78c99e99f952e273400b9dc&start=13197&end=19871","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5085354-4bccf512d78c99e99f952e273400b9dc/thumbnail_13197000.jpg","/articles/6184914/New-York/Board-approves-21-teachers-2-TAs-and-1-administrator-for-tenure-multiple-personnel-and-contract-votes-pass","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184914-7f8ce37183d799c5d3c6ea2c5e69674c/orig.mp4?Expires=1778601253&Signature=mrp3LdVaW~9VNQp~fPaQ18LG8BeaybcGD8zW-iQrcQIsZUSL~TQoEDn8Litvz~RqCVMLHUa5RJl~uvlRXhA9e0KVzCmXVfTpdYpJTjT3-ydC6WjF81vBrhl8A9DbYuxYr2BgYSEYcwUjS6WJON~JsoF5SfRGkT4eAV9TPzfvHufv7ZFstIggXZVvneA2Sd-OLDxex3MTORt52hIlWqRDWDdbVoanKgQeuh3-SCa6NJxP8KfNAQQ-5T8SWz75LUMC9ZNUGGjSdccXHYCwVFcLzaYJOYAzMJmmsZensN9SomRUr2eS2euAX4e6wig2L5U5zY~OQPwW-enmpIm7kogRFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westbury Union Free School District Board of Education combined multiple personnel resolutions and approved them by roll call during its June action meeting.

The board approved a block of tenure recommendations — a package that included 21 teachers, two teaching assistants and one administrator — by unanimous vote after a motion to vote the three related resolutions together passed. Board President Robert Troiano announced the vote as unanimous.

The board also approved the probationary appointment of Jessica Andreotti Block to the Office of Pupil Personnel Services as a special education teacher; that appointment passed by roll call without dissent. Later in the meeting the board amended a separate resolution (agenda item 5I) to correct the contractor name from “Literacy Strategies Consulting” to “Transcendent Space Leadership” and approved the amended resolution unanimously.

One item (listed as 8S on the agenda) passed with an abstention: Trustee Michelle Wilson stated she was abstaining “due to family ties” and the clerk recorded the motion passing 6–0 with 1 abstention.

The board also moved into executive session to discuss a single personnel matter and reconvened later in the evening; motions to enter and exit executive session carried unanimously.

No new district‑level policy or budget appropriation was announced during the meeting; many approvals were confirmations of recommended personnel actions and routine contract extensions.","The Westbury Board of Education approved a slate of tenure recommendations, confirmed a new probationary appointment, amended a vendor contract line item and completed several block votes; most actions passed unanimously or by roll call with one abstention on a separate item.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6184921,"Westbury district says no federal agents entered schools after Park Avenue sighting; superintendent outlines safety steps",808,3103000,3911000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5085354-4bccf512d78c99e99f952e273400b9dc&start=3103&end=3911","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5085354-4bccf512d78c99e99f952e273400b9dc/thumbnail_3103000.jpg","/articles/6184921/New-York/Westbury-district-says-no-federal-agents-entered-schools-after-Park-Avenue-sighting-superintendent-outlines-safety-steps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184921-ceaf3d575a34ed75a171b38f0243ab43/orig.mp4?Expires=1778601253&Signature=Oy2tQZ7Rx852LCvsuMH7~gqhUIxhyUGgslDc~TxdXZuFtDnCzmyTuhfMMcp6NQKL68N~TggXKLJ-WvgYvGi15j66iyWAMJC25cduCaL3oijFl4FSEtdrCvSVgWEQecgXu1jwPfH4uV3OtWiiACJkfnFqHaBUBkZKUq46AZyUb3TlT686Ey-T5YEA5QcAizPIASDzCzOd0M1~zjWJyd4b0MnLcmWM0tUfNUR3dIy3HAKvZCbmIv3~bypwN2UppKKV3~eIZAsBVLYQPP8TrC---xRrrI0S4jxqRP~vLzTkl9XKGPjVBVck5lmNvUHt9RbPY66fkQnPeK8hzPdrUeFitA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westbury Union Free School District told parents and community members at its June action meeting that, despite reports and a visible law-enforcement presence near Park Avenue School, the district has not had any federal authority request entry to district buildings.

Superintendent Dr. Chase said district staff met in winter to create and rehearse protocols for handling any approach by outside law enforcement and that the district has used targeted community channels—including PTA leaders, FACE liaisons and Saint Bridget’s Church—to notify families when a possible issue might arise. “Advocacy doesn’t always have to be loud, but it has to be active,” Dr. Chase told the auditorium.

The district acknowledged that uniformed officers or vehicles staged near a school can have a chilling effect: board remarks at the meeting said personnel saw a drop in attendance at Park Avenue the day after the reported staging. The district stated it will continue to protect student privacy and safety while working with local partners; the superintendent also said graduation events will include an “additional layer of safety and security” and that graduations will be streamed for families who cannot attend.

Dr. Chase described training for school administrators and the PPS (pupil personnel services) team and said the district prioritized communicating with families through trusted community partners so information would reach non‑English speakers and those without direct district contact. “One of the safest places our children can be is in one of our schools,” she said.

The board did not announce any change in policy at the meeting. Attendance figures and the precise timing and nature of the law-enforcement activity near Park Avenue were not quantified at the meeting and were described as “not specified” by district speakers.","The Westbury Union Free School District told a packed board meeting that no federal authority has requested entry to district buildings after community reports of agents near Park Avenue School. Superintendent Dr. Chase described steps the district has taken to train staff, improve communications and reassure families.","actionData","errors"]

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Westbury honors students, staff and retirees; middle‑school bands win historic golds, esports team places third in state

Students urge board to keep music teachers and ask for reinstatement of vice principal; board declines to discuss personnel details publicly

Board approves 21 teachers, 2 TAs and 1 administrator for tenure; multiple personnel and contract votes pass

Westbury district says no federal agents entered schools after Park Avenue sighting; superintendent outlines safety steps