Hendrick Hudson Central School District administrators on Aug. 13 demonstrated a newly digitized facilities-use request form designed to make reserving school spaces easier for community groups and staff.

The district said the form will be linked under Departments 3e Operations and Maintenance and under Community as "Facility Use Request." New organizations (nonprofit or for-profit) must register and be approved by facilities staff (named in the presentation as Kathy or Tracy) before they can log in and submit requests; district staff can sign in using single sign-on. The district noted that facility requests must be submitted at least 30 days in advance to allow time for review and approval.

Administrators said the online calendar will show that a space is booked but will not display sensitive location details publicly. The presentation credited the technology office with building the web interface and onboarding help, while the business office and facilities department will continue to manage approvals and scheduling. The board was given a contact for questions about facilities use: the facilities department at (914) 257-5152.

Ending: The administration said staff will support users through the onboarding process during the roll-out and that paper forms can still be accommodated initially but will need to be entered into the online system so information is not lost.