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Board President Jeff Vincent called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and opened the action portion of the agenda. School-choice applications numbered 202655 through 202662 were approved as presented and applications 202663 through 202667 were denied, the board recorded. The board approved second readings of JLCC (communicable infectious disease) and the district Title IX policy following staff presentation.

Also approved were three field trips: a Sept. 27 visit to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis for NJROTC students, a March 20 trip to a Camden, New Jersey battleship for NJROTC students, and a March 26, 2026 social-studies visit to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The board approved a facilities rental request from Our Lady of Lords for a Hispanic Community Fair (rental date listed as Sept. 13 in the packet) and a district-office change order (SCADash25001DAOEXRN Change Order 001) to address unforeseen basement waterproofing and rotten rim boards.

Financial actions included formal approval of the FY26 paraeducator salary schedule and the FY26 custodial salary schedule, the board’s acceptance of an adjusted school tax distribution to correct state rounding and distribution reporting, and approval of the monthly financial reports. In each case the meeting record shows a motion, a second and a voice vote of \"aye\" with the chair stating that the motion carries.

Several items were presented as reviews only (policy-review items GBI and DBJ) and were returned to the policy committee for further consideration; the board did not change those policies at this meeting.

Votes recorded on the audio log were taken by voice; the meeting transcript does not include a roll-call tally for the items above. Where staff provided technical or procedural detail, the board accepted the explanations and approved the staff-recommended motions.

Ending notes: The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. and recessed into executive session at about 6:37 p.m.
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Finance staff explained the issue to the board as a rounding-and-distribution discrepancy: the district calculates distributions using more decimal places than the state system supports, which in one prior submission resulted in an item being reported as 0.26 when the correct state‑reported value should have been 0.25. Staff estimated the adjustment shifted roughly $3,000 among budget categories (staff described this as an estimate).

During the financial report, staff said the district collected about $34,000 in taxes in the most recent month, with roughly $18,000 of that in delinquent collections, and reported about $82,000 collected year-to-date. Staff also noted an encumbrance of $1,070,365 for HVAC/buildings-and-grounds work that is reflected as a set-aside.

District staff said they received about 15 phone calls from residents asking about tax-bill changes and that finance staff personally reviewed and returned each of those calls; most questions focused on the mechanics of assessment changes versus rate changes and on eligibility for senior and disabled‑veteran tax credits. Staff said only one caller appeared to qualify for the state payment‑plan option (a program described in state legislation and handled through a state portal).

The board approved the corrected tax distribution by voice vote; the transcript records \"all in favor, say aye\" and the chair declaring the motion carries. Staff said they will submit the corrected distribution to the state Department of Education for final reporting.

Ending: Board members were told questions from residents should continue to be fielded personally, and staff said they will post or otherwise communicate clarifications about the assessment and revenue-neutral explanations in coming weeks.","The Seaford Board on Sept. 15 approved an adjusted school tax distribution to address rounding and state-reporting discrepancies. Finance staff said about 15 residents called with questions about their tax bills; staff personally returned calls and one resident asked about a state payment-plan option.",{"_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},6469086,"Seaford high school’s single 45‑minute lunch reported to be easing behavior; donors pledge funds for music and senior lounge",205,805000,1010000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5781262-e0d4fa3c2ff02ad1c451ba1fc760d9eb&start=805&end=1010","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5781262-e0d4fa3c2ff02ad1c451ba1fc760d9eb/thumbnail_805000.jpg","/articles/6469086/Delaware/Seaford-high-schools-single-45minute-lunch-reported-to-be-easing-behavior-donors-pledge-funds-for-music-and-senior-lounge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469086-3875060a7072d58c0d1dcbf1d6064948/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985740&Signature=oxGLykbiojpDUbG3Vv9dV-RSRz8lS0TCexKAHk3TpyWjrNB7vpNeVPVvZJh-JP3EM-Ba13X8jFHYexQfcnVQyOlKw9qHiey88CVU1bdndXPm0VxPQQSA3IO05ajSDs9x3Chnr~AFSJEDSSRlsE2ydQolP3c9-h2zrz2Z20KaBSEkrZ6mCQ3TMTd0iQMGW~kwnou9vkLTf4p0KLbEbvbUmfYEeOzv1dAedeDNbuYOG06zNctbuivEVsgfMmletBMVpk6gZepzTtO1F~vBp17lEu80w8WJp-4lAszu-EsaR7qiMUvifZmp9eSb5H~RTcnliUzuLeK7psKGpGimOzndhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Seaford Board of Education meeting on Sept. 15, district administrators reported that a single 45‑minute lunch period at Seaford High School — implemented this school year — is functioning with fewer discipline incidents related to students leaving class to find friends during separate lunch periods.

\"Students are benefiting from having 45 minutes to decompress in the middle of the day,\" the superintendent's report relayed, citing an update “from Dr. Harrison,” who is overseeing the schedule at the high school. The report said staff observed fewer incidents of skipping and inappropriate bathroom use and said the extended unstructured time has allowed students to socialize in multiple locations (gym, auditorium, patio or cafeteria) while staff remain present across the space.

District staff described the lunchtime change as a deliberate effort to reduce search-and-gather behaviors among students: administrators said the daily, predictable unstructured period removed the impetus for students to leave supervised areas to find peers.

The board was also told about donations that will support arts and student spaces. Freeman Stage donated $2,000 per elementary school for music teachers and additional art supplies, the district said. Separately, the meeting record notes an $80,000 gift for a senior lounge at the high school; staff said the donor(s) will work with Dr. Harrison and a student group to plan purchases and that interest from the gift will be used for ongoing upkeep.

Academic program notes: the district reported DelTech classes are operating this fall with nine offerings and that 11 are planned in spring; the district also listed partnerships with DSU and UD for courses and additional elective options. Administrators said a new science teacher and new culinary teacher have recently started and that a few special-education openings remain.

Ending: Board members praised staff for early implementation and said they would continue to monitor discipline data and student routines as the school year progresses.","District administrators told the Seaford Board on Sept. 15 that a single 45‑minute lunch at the high school is running smoothly, with a reported decline in certain discipline incidents; donors pledged $2,000 per elementary school for music and an $80,000 gift to fund a senior lounge at the high school.","actionData","errors"]

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Seaford Board approves school-choice applications, salary schedules, tax distribution and routine facility actions

Board approves corrected school tax distribution; staff report about 15 resident calls and one payment‑plan inquiry

Seaford high school’s single 45‑minute lunch reported to be easing behavior; donors pledge funds for music and senior lounge