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Westbury board and community members remember longtime employee Michael Everett; residents raise community items
Summary
Superintendent Chase and trustees paid tribute to longtime Westbury Schools employee Michael Everett and provided viewing and funeral times; community members raised items in public comment, including a pancake breakfast fundraiser (Oct. 25, $15 tickets) and questions about school photography contractors and consistency across buildings.
Board and district leaders paid tribute Wednesday to longtime Westbury Schools employee Michael Everett, who died last week.
Superintendent Doctor Chase recounted Everett's long association with the district and his resilience living with juvenile diabetes. Chase said the district would share more information about Everett's contributions to student achievement and confirmed there will be a viewing and funeral service at Church of the Advent, with the viewing starting at 10:00 a.m. and the funeral at noon; the transcript does not specify a calendar date for those events beyond "next Saturday." Vice President Floyd Ewing and Trustee Rodney Keynes offered extended personal remembrances, describing Everett as determined and community-minded. Chase also noted Everett performed as a DJ at staff events and called him "the face of resilience."
During public comment, residents raised community items. Isabella Hamilton (Lomax, 565 Jefferson Street) recalled Everett's willingness to DJ school events and his rapport with students. A commenter said a pancake breakfast fundraiser organized on behalf of "Miss Elaine" is scheduled for Oct. 25 at the high school; tickets are $15 and the event runs from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The board confirmed the breakfast's ticket price and poster corrections.
Another resident, Glynis Palacios, asked whether the district's school photography vendors are subject to a central bid or solicitation; Superintendent Chase said that picture services are generally arranged at the building level (often through PTAs or school committees) and that the central office would follow up with detailed information. Staff at the meeting said elementary pictures are typically a PTA function (often LifeTouch), middle-school pictures are sometimes handled by grade-level committees, and high-school arrangements vary by school.
Those public comments were heard during the planning meeting; no formal board action was taken on the community items at that session.
