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The board approved the meeting's revised agenda at the start of the session. After the code of conduct public hearing and presentation, the board approved the 2025–26 code of conduct (see separate story). The board then approved minutes from the August 2025 meeting; adopted an updated board calendar; and approved establishment of tax rules, the tax warrant and tax rates for 2025–26. Mr. Cahill noted the district spans five towns and explained that although the district's levy increased by 1.5 percent, the apportionment process and state equalization values mean tax-rate changes vary across the towns.

On personnel items the board approved items numbered 12.1 through 12.21, which included the hiring of Diane Gentile as district clerk. The board recognized Lori Hawk, who is retiring after long service to the district, and passed the personnel slate by motion and voice vote.

Business and financial items (13.1 through 13.5) were approved; Mr. Cahill said those items included eight contracts, three donations and a declaration of obsolete items. The board also approved recommendations from the Committee on Special Education (items covering preschool, secondary and out-of-district placements) after motions and seconds were made. Several votes were recorded by voice with the presiding officer calling \"Aye\" and announcing \"Motion carries.\" The board then adjourned to an executive session to discuss personnel and salary matters.

Donations announced during the meeting: New York School Insurance Reciprocal donated $1,000 to the high school guidance office; the New York Jets donated $1,000 to the girls flag football team; and Orange and Rockland donated $600 worth of STEM materials to North Main Elementary School.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education Regular Meeting - August 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education approved a slate of routine agenda, fiscal and personnel items at its Aug. 12 meeting, including adoption of tax rates, hiring of a district clerk and approval of contracts and special education recommendations.","taxTitle","MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",66403,"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},6503215,"Monroe-Woodbury board approves 2025–26 code of conduct with new AI, emergency and phone rules",552,58665,610850,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5590559-8983c1cb9938a56c8baed06d507af257&start=58&end=610","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5590559-8983c1cb9938a56c8baed06d507af257/thumbnail_58665.jpg","/articles/6503215/New-York/Monroe-Woodbury-board-approves-202526-code-of-conduct-with-new-AI-emergency-and-phone-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503215-b58ad49c4bac53e0405e358fb24f90af/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175438&Signature=Y-XkUYWvSOqYuXECuO6mEtoHV8LYPfpQvZlXSxnE6l8w7f5VNRbvaU-EBsXHSkwIzuf25s2UTwEqrgU0pHT9w-y-loSahuvNK~aoJtIVv087lpC1e1F6iRRxWbT1U-ugz4e7QDKxNu0NJivbkjVGrJa4nJpJnJLCCaF9YbOI7V4LdYYl7Es-Qbz2lV9Hvt0eXq50UWd5MjN5oR8hVW75zjh8RTi2Ho~I8qGl7urpH7MbdXwsC-S48Il0fXSpkpa1akfYeVigO29eWsutXXvbactJUrafhf2vkLDeijXQjwxP2PRybEbx28hPSZS~JB0hdBh7xgvmyLRFK5h98d52gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monroe-Woodbury Central School District Board of Education approved the district's 2025–26 code of conduct on Aug. 12 following a public hearing and a presentation of proposed revisions.

District staff presented five recommended updates to the board before the vote. Dr. Hassler said the changes include a requirement that students disclose any use of artificial intelligence in schoolwork and obtain permission from a teacher or administrator; updated terminology for emergency responses to match New York State Education Department guidance; an adjustment to how dress-code issues are addressed to avoid public admonishment of students; an annual update of DASA coordinators across all seven buildings; and changes to the phone and personal electronic device section to align with the district's newly adopted distracted-free learning policy.

Dr. Hassler said, \"students need to disclose any use of AI in their work to a teacher and get permission from a teacher or administrator in order to be able to do that.\" He told the board the district incorporated state-prescribed emergency terminology such as \"shelter in place or sheltering,\" \"hold in place or a hold,\" and \"secure lockout\" into the document. On dress code, he said the code will include language that, \"if and when possible, staff will use reasonable efforts to avoid addressing dress code issues in front of other students and to address concerns outside of instructional time.\"

On personal electronic devices, Dr. Hassler said the code now distinguishes internet-enabled devices from non-internet-enabled devices and incorporates language from the district's distracted-free learning policy. \"Internet-enabled devices need to be off and away,\" he said, adding that at the secondary level they will now be required to be stowed in a pouch and powered off from bell to bell; previously pouches were not required. Non-internet-enabled devices (for example, MP3 players, cameras or other devices used by yearbook staff) must be off and away but may be used during the day with staff permission.

Board members asked no public questions during the hearing, and the board approved the code after a motion and second; the presiding officer announced, \"All in favor? Aye. Motion carries.\" The board clerk recorded the approval of the 2025–26 code of conduct.

The district will publish the approved code of conduct on the district website and provide plain-language versions in each school's student handbook, and Dr. Hassler said he will write a cover letter that outlines verbatim the changes from the prior year, as required by state law.","The Monroe-Woodbury Central School District Board of Education approved the district's 2025'1 lecture code of conduct on Aug. 12 following a public hearing and a presentation of proposed revisions.",{"_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},6503209,"District presentation shows drop in drug incidents, rise in student threats in 2024–25 data",635,531745,1167710,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5590559-8983c1cb9938a56c8baed06d507af257&start=531&end=1167","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5590559-8983c1cb9938a56c8baed06d507af257/thumbnail_531745.jpg","/articles/6503209/New-York/District-presentation-shows-drop-in-drug-incidents-rise-in-student-threats-in-202425-data","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503209-2dea1fbfe38c07b35ba0a6695732c223/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175438&Signature=Wd6KXLOXCuSzkLz7zMmSAycBLcGcxSMDVQG9nYES2YOeV5pF4aEHIUYc-3tHkynWxvqmBelxq7xhBh-S7RuJZNlTNNnKvVcWbFlKImLR7sV~0nGmQuGG57-XDPXF5WMiGGrUIxSI-tXJkXz4gVtVmhvxSMlb1NvaYKsWOdFnOziukcTpTrnXOLhQJIGSgCBznGlYJU5fjLrVec3ZLlU7-p0a4Ijw0vafpTjsTjxq45DsibW0pesTCq6DwbSkAN3Xi~eXvsYKUhnsI5QT1qi0cT0Y5P9jzzgB5aW3TgSxXKX9FCdHqua6C1kDMs02Ai2WLFS6gQXiaK6wemfH3WfdeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Monroe-Woodbury Central School District staff presented the district's 2024–25 school safety and educational climate data at the Aug. 12 Board of Education meeting, describing changes in reported incidents across multiple categories required by state reporting.

Dr. Hassler told the board the district submits 11 categories of incident data to the State Education Department, including homicide, sex offenses, assault, weapons possession, DASA incidents (excluding and including cyberbullying), bomb threats/false alarms, threats of violence, and use/possession/sale of drugs or alcohol. He said some detailed fields (victim/offender counts and interventions) were omitted from the public presentation to avoid disclosing personally identifiable student information.

Using the district's submitted figures, Dr. Hassler highlighted several trend lines. He said the high school recorded 27 incidents of use, possession or sale of drugs in 2024–25, down from 62 the prior year. \"We saw a decrease this past year in that category closer to the level that I showed you in the beginning of 22–23,\" he said. At the same time, he told the board threats of violence reported at the high school rose from 0 in an earlier year to 12 in 2024–25. DASA incidents districtwide increased slightly from six to eight.

A board member asked whether an increase from 0 to 12 threats at the high school constituted a \"slight\" change, and the board member and Dr. Hassler agreed the absolute increase was notable. Dr. Hassler said the high school administration did not identify a single unifying theme but saw threats occurring across the school year.

Dr. Hassler reiterated that the district had submitted the data to the state; the state will review the submission and release the public dataset after its review. He encouraged the public to consult the State Education Department website once the state posts the 2024–25 figures.","District staff presented 2024–25 school safety and educational climate data to the board. The presentation showed a decrease in reported use/possession/sale of drugs at the high school (62 to 27 incidents) and an increase in threats of violence at the high school (from 0 to 12). The district said it submitted the data to the state as required.","actionData","errors"]

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