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Kevin told the board he supports the goals of reduced distraction and stronger social interaction, but asked how the district will use state funds referenced by Governor Kathy Hochul and whether measures such as magnetic pouches would create congestion at dismissal. He said, “I’m not entirely against the idea of a cell phone ban,” and urged the board to “continue to include student voice.”

Superintendent Dr. Ken Buckner responded that the bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition is New York State law and that some implementation details remain under development at the state level. He said the district will comply with the law and will work to balance compliance with the day-to-day operation needs the student described. Buckner told the student, “we will comply with it... you will receive information about [implementation] before school starts,” and said the district had received nearly 2,000 responses to its stakeholder feedback process.

Buckner acknowledged the logistical concerns Kevin raised about tools like pouches and said district staff will use stakeholder feedback to shape local implementation. The transcript records that the district intends to convene stakeholder groups and provide additional guidance to families and students over the summer.

No formal board action on the cell phone policy was recorded at the meeting; the superintendent said further guidance and the district’s plan would be communicated prior to the start of school.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","GNPS BOE Meeting - 7/8/25 at Phipps","oneSentenceSummary","A student speaker urged the Great Neck board to include student voice and plan carefully for the state’s bell-to-bell cell phone law, citing concerns about dismissal logistics; Superintendent Dr. Ken Buckner said the district will comply with New York State law and will provide implementation details before school starts.","taxTitle","GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38327,"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},6176716,"Superintendent previews summer programs, curriculum work and $10 million in capital projects; student ex officio seats to begin in September",219,756000,975000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5344844-72316a0471eddb080caa2cf5af875f34&start=756&end=975","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5344844-72316a0471eddb080caa2cf5af875f34/thumbnail_756000.jpg","/articles/6176716/New-York/Superintendent-previews-summer-programs-curriculum-work-and-10-million-in-capital-projects-student-ex-officio-seats-to-begin-in-September","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176716-2dfa69aaf4659b93aa1764c5ba595679/orig.mp4?Expires=1771187846&Signature=gkvDDsWQOu~4c0NP4jeNjmF9cWpC~nJ5ydPVJaILPBLXMSqV6SbPBQQ7SskkXSkMTrzv7OyTcM-ipiLQkNdsZZqpmWge9glAKuuT0zjemgr46oOdvkI-DLiMcohrg8on5nPBYR84Y2CUFZ-1TY4ZJIi83z2Fvljo6DPDhTW9H5ewlFZCA-74eaFvWQtFziFBZkUd7xWJmggyeQ1V5gDHD3Rt6ylq7FW3Mvv-AN89Rf90XdRprMIJ0LSbWkF-mS0AWIS29faTTPwjpwxq6OfWn5TRV6qye4UEicHhZJbnc8zaHW9yhVswRnvqDP1US~w2h8EfHprfPZEmiZ83KR9pZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Ken Buckner told the Great Neck Union Free School District Board of Education the district is running summer school and enrichment programs, continuing curriculum-writing and professional development and advancing approximately $10 million in capital projects across the district.

Buckner said the district’s summer work includes curriculum writing, continuing restorative-practices training and partnerships with universities for music, media literacy and Holocaust remembrance curriculum development. He said a planned study trip portion was postponed but the curriculum work continues with external partners.

Facilities work for the coming weeks includes 13 projects totaling about $10,000,000 that are in various stages of engineering and state approval. The superintendent identified the North High library renovation as a major project for this summer and said parking-lot work, HVAC improvements, bathroom renovations and athletic-field resurfacing are planned at multiple schools.

Buckner also told the board that, starting this school year, the State Education Department requires boards to adopt ex officio student members. He said the district will have board-appointed ex officio members from North and South high schools starting in September, and is awaiting an appointee from Phillips School. Those student members will have the rights and privileges afforded by New York State for ex officio members to speak on agenda items and ask questions.

The superintendent framed the summer work as preparatory for the upcoming year and said the district will present more detail at walkthroughs in August and in regular communications with families and staff.","Superintendent Dr. Ken Buckner reviewed summer programming, curriculum development work, restorative-practices training, partnerships with universities and highlighted roughly $10 million in ongoing capital projects across 13 sites; the board will add student ex officio members in September as required by the State Education Department.",{"_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},6176722,"Board elects Grant Tuck president, Joanne Chan vice; approves multiple appointments and one-year superintendent extension",994,133000,1127000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5344844-72316a0471eddb080caa2cf5af875f34&start=133&end=1127","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5344844-72316a0471eddb080caa2cf5af875f34/thumbnail_133000.jpg","/articles/6176722/New-York/Board-elects-Grant-Tuck-president-Joanne-Chan-vice-approves-multiple-appointments-and-one-year-superintendent-extension","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176722-58089aba631263c4dd7d3a63e0aba5c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771187846&Signature=mtF2CSiHvP2mlnzaY2F9534rbCY5960bQ225NLIW7yK8bf-aH4enF8RQIQ35MNk~2uVtPLrbNa-iHVQ9wfKYFXouuvWh4gg7ufENlnHRBFIlgRyFmVnkLQZSWMzKJH7m8LfZBV3vvM-8~Or9LZ8keb90zTiVwiWNcGYLGX63ZDr9nWP5rE5bHM5t1Z~f6GjeGDgH7tigK2iTRfE2ef297gxlB5rTR2YWjfUcxAQNgks9sMiFeaTWH2TbTb2s-Ys05~yl~q9XymySkCcBNmZhsIadA~CkHacjul6IyAlbprbst7Ie2XgCrLXfv7LLSDiFEDIo7fC1ks-mHeklq5~xSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Great Neck Union Free School District Board of Education on a 5-0 vote elected Grant Tuck board president and Joanne Chan vice president and approved a slate of personnel appointments, including a one-year extension of the superintendent’s contract.

At the reorganization portion of the meeting the board nominated and then voted to elect Grant Tuck as president and Joanne Chan as vice president; both elections carried unanimously. The board then passed motions, each by a 5-0 vote, approving the appointment and swearing-in of the district clerk, the assistant district clerk, the district treasurer and the deputy treasurer. The board also approved the personnel appointment of Jamie Sanfilippo as building athletic director at North High School as part of the personnel agenda.

Separately, the board voted 5-0 to extend the superintendent’s contract for one additional year. No board member recorded a dissent or abstention on the motions recorded in the transcript.

The meeting included the customary oaths of office for the elected officers and the district officers after each appointment was approved. Several appointees spoke briefly during their swearing-in; the transcript records customary responses and acknowledgements following the votes.

Board members also approved the consent agenda and accepted donations and scholarships by unanimous vote earlier in the meeting.

The actions taken in the meeting were procedural and administrative: officer elections, staffing appointments, acceptance of donations, approval of consent-agenda items and an extension of the superintendent’s contract. The transcript records no amendments or follow-up tasks attached to these approvals.

The board set its next regular meeting for Aug. 28 at 7:00 p.m., according to the meeting record.","The Great Neck Union Free School District Board of Education elected Grant Tuck as board president and Joanne Chan as vice president, approved district clerk and treasurer appointments, appointed a new North High athletic director and voted 5-0 to extend the superintendent’s contract by one year.","actionData","errors"]

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Student raises logistics concerns about New York’s bell-to-bell cell phone law; superintendent says district will comply and provide details

Superintendent previews summer programs, curriculum work and $10 million in capital projects; student ex officio seats to begin in September

Board elects Grant Tuck president, Joanne Chan vice; approves multiple appointments and one-year superintendent extension